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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-11
system. After a years Investigation
an irhptrisis edict wasy issuest which

system. After a years Investigation
an irnptrisi. eaict wasy issuesl which
said hi part.s
1t is commanded that toe unit of the
national currency ahall BE- tho yuan,
or dollar. and the standard shall tenn
porarily be silver. The dollar shall
be the principal unit Of currency ana
shall weigh seven mace and two can
darenes. The subsidiary coins snai
be as follows: Three of silver in de-
nominations Of so. % and 10 cents. re-
spectively; one nickel unit having the
value of FIVE cents, and four copper
coins in denominations OF two cents,
one cent, five cash and one easfi. re-
specttvely. The relative value OF the
dollar. the dime, tie cent and the eash
shall be In decimal proportion and pc
permanently fixed. 1t shall not De
permitted to increase these relative
values or to diminish them.
In theory, one may say that CHINA
has maintained a bimetallic system OF
even trimetallic system since tne
sf5aptn century, according to winch
one init in gold Is equivalent 10 ten
~. silver and 1000 in copper. In pfac-
tice. however. the currency In use uH-
I'll lately has been entirely the tiao
Ca string of copper CASH or the taet.
Since the beginning OF intercourse
with the West the dollar also has been
used extensively.
THESE three kinds of money might
have formed the basis of q practicable
system of currency were each OF them
uniform in itself The trouble Is tnaf
none of them represents any thing
definite For instance there are oyG
hundred kinds Of the taeI in the
country and these kinds Of tael not
oulst differ from one another. but each.
Kind itself varies In different places
Again even II the tael were dehn-
lie unit 1t could have been OF little
use SO long as the fineness cf the
sycee silver liz different and undetsr-
mined, as 1t always has been. The
flan is no more definite than the tael
Through years OF bad practice and on
fHcdant of the customs Of different
places It today means numbefiess
things. In one place 1t may mean
teO0 cash, in another place 800 and IN
third only 1850
The new unit. the yuan. must con-
tain seven mace and two eandarenss
OF 81 per cent. pure silver. with the
figure Of a coiling dragon stamped on
one face and the words "one yuan
and Imperial Chinese Currency IN
Chinese on the other. The yuan
equals about &c cents in American
money and its purchasing power III
China EQUALS about s. in the United
states.-Ching Chung Wang In the
North American Review.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-11
Colby College.

The regular meeting of the Colby Y.
NJ. c. A. was held in the association
rooms at $50 last night and a very in
teresting ana spirited meeting was en-
joyed. A prosperous year is predicted
by the workers of the association and
their hopes are verified by the fact that
there are already 60 members In the
association from the Freshman class
alone. The theme Of the work this
year will be practical Work for Col
by Men" Talks on this subject will
be presented at the association room
Throughout the year by prominent
business men on Maine.
The third annual Sophomore Fresh
men track meet IS TO be held on the
Alumni field today and everything
points to a closely contested and in
lteresting meet.
The entries are as follows for Sopho-
lmores:
1O0-yards dash--Morse. HUI. Ash
ford, Bowen. Haze. Wood.
go yards dash--Morse. Carpenter.
Wilson. Reynolds. snow, Smith. L.
iGillingham.
One mile run--Plnlo. Reynolds, Low
| ell.
Two mile run~-Currey, Farrer. Rey-
nolds.
| 100 yard hurdles and 920-yard
hurdles-Wyman. Jones, Morse. Haws.
Shot put-Pheir. Hardey. Warren,
Davis. Burke.
Discus--Warren Dacey, Phefr.
Morse Mullen.
Hammer-Warren, Pheir, Hascel,
Ashford. Dacey.
Running high jump-wood. Pratt,
Morse, Bowen.
Pole vault-Bran, Pratt. Stanley. Curtis
| Farnham.
Running broad 1ump-owen. Morse
Pratt, Moores. ,.s.z@ -
= The Freshmen have not yet made theft
entries. Referee. Herrick: clerk q
course, Wells starter. Nardinl; judge
/. of track events, Hates. Small and. Prof
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-11
BULLETINS.
Some of Best News Of
Day in Paragraphs.
California Elections.

san Francisco, oct. 10.-With return:
from little more than one-tenth of Tx
state ut hand the indications II
O'Clock tonight We're that California
today had refused To grant equal SUI
frage 10 women, but by an emphatic
vote had made the initiative and ref
erendum and the recall, the latter in
Guiding the judiciary, part of its or
ganic law. Twenty three proposed
amendments to the constitution OF th'
Commonwealth We're voted on today
OF these the three mentioned and the
proposition to make the state rail
read commission an appointive bod!
and empowering the Legislature to en-
large the powers of the board. over
Swallowed The rest In public interest
The last, according to early returns
had been carried.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-11
Bay State Board Of Trade.

Boston. Oct io-Delegates from city
and town Boards of Trade and from
other commercial organizations made
up a large attendance at the 2lst an
nual meeting of the Massachusetts,
Board of Trade In this city. Presi-
dent /. T. Chamberlain Of Broeliton,
in opening his annual address, 70 an
nounced that having served four terms
he wiihld not kela eeandidate furBre1
election. = TIE business session this
forenoUoR wis devoted to the, presenta-
ton OF REPORTS fidsaaetefections of of
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-11
CURIOUS COMBINATIONS.

Short hostage on letters and adver-
Using matter sent from this country
to Colombia is so com'non that busi-
ness man in Bogota declares he has
been obliged. in a single year. to pay
nearly $50 In fines on such underpaid
missiyes.
The city of Vienna possesses what Is
perhaps the most remarkable electric,
or electrically lighted. fountain In ex-
istenee. 1t is situated I'm the Schwartz
zenbergplatZ Underneath the foun-
tain. in a huge cemented chamber, are
placed 27 rejecting lamps. capable Of
producing several different luminous
and colored effects. The light Is trans
mitted through the waters of the foun-
tainat The light power OF the plant IS
estimated as equal TO a00,o00,0o0 cam
dies.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-11
BLACK HAND ooi1AeE.n
rouble Over Attempted Revolver
Practice by Greeks.

CONSERVATION and Indignation reign
ed supreme IN the city marchars office
Yesterday morning, owing to me fact
that u self-instituted sleuth had over
heard and misunderstood converse
tion between several Greeks. On Mon
.iay several men were practicinE reVol-
Yer shooting, using harm door In
Winslnw as the target, but unknown
to the shooters a boy was behind the
door and as the bullets just escaped
his head, he screamed his displeas-
IRE in such loud voice that brought
his frightened parents to the scene.
who hurried the departure Of the
Greek shooting party. Detective
Jack" as he is locally known, think
ing he had ferreted out crime of the
BLACK Hand sort, Immediately call.
cd into reouisition the services of Po-
iieemen Baxter and Mahuan. who es-
eefted the frightened, yet indignant
little Greek before the Guy marshal
and that astute official unon hearing
all sides of the matter, dismissed the
terrified prisoner. after warning De
tective Jack" from a repetition OF
such irresponsible actions in the fu-
lure.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-11
CHALLENGE TO Shooting Match.

AT the drill OF Co. II, Tuesday evening.
Capt. Murray received a challenge from
several members Of the State Militia not
members OF the company, challenging the
company team OF FIVE men to a shooting
match on the 'Naterville range on Column
bus day afternoon. The conditions of the
match were TO be 200 and 500-yard tar
gets, five men 10 shoot. two sighting shots
at each rang :, five shots to count. The
men who issu ed the challenge were Lieut.
Irwin f. THOMAS. battalion quartermas-
ter and co nmissary: Capt John G.
Towne and Lieut. e. E. Goodrich, both of
the Hospital Corps Capt. Harold Leon
Pepper. Ret. and Frederick D. McAlary.
battalion sergeant major. Captain Muir
ray was unable To accept the challeng
for the day named as several members OF
his company would he unable to laave
their work at that time but he is willing
to take on the challeugers on some Sat
urday afrern Don when all his team can
BE- present -H'i
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Mcnamara Trial.

Los Angeles, Calf. Oct. 1G.-Oficlal
uncertainty surrounded tonight every
point of interest in the trial of the
Mcnamara brothers except the fact
that 1t will begin tomorrow Whether
John j. McNamara, secretary of the
International association of Bridge
and structural Iron Workers win then
be placed on trial for murder in con-
nection with the Los Angeles Times
explosion of Oct. /. 1910. which cost 81
lives. or his brother James r. McNa-
mara viii face trial ON identical in
dictments was not made known ofii
CtallN today.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-11
Cotton spinners and Viewers.

ssrlIn, Oct 10-The international
committee of the cotton spinners and
weavers society in session here today,
adopted uniform contract for the
purchase of raw cotton, including the
Introduction of q moisture test, the re-
ductIon OF the margin Of over weight
nd underweight TO one instead OF five
per cent. and the retention of the OPP
ton to demand net weights In the par-
chase Of cotton.
The committee Is organizing n trip
Of cotton men in 1912 TO study Egyp-
.tlan cotton raising.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-11
NEW CHINESE CURRENCY.
Silver Temporarily the Standard-A
Yuan the New Limit.

The chaotic condition of the
Chinese currency has reached a point
which is almost incredible. 1t has
jeopardzed the country's foreign trade
and checked the development of her
domestic commerce. The Chinese not
only have suffered from it. but large
numbers of foreigners as we'll
The Government itself has for some
time felt the need of reform. Re-
peated attempts have been made to
remedy the evil, but they have been
barren of immediate results. Final
ly, upon the accession to the throne OF
the new emperor. the Government be-
gan to take definite steps toward the
reorganization of the whole monetary
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-11
Football Practice.

The football team lined up today for
light and fast practice. Speed in running
signals was the chief feature. Capt Bag
nell shows vast Improvement since the
first OF the season, an improvement more
remarkable because Of the fact that he
started in at the first of the season as n
new man in his present position. Capt
Bagnell has shown that he is very able
leader
Joy returned to the squad today. after
"a period of light Illness
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-11
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

DIR. d. +. Dumas, mayor of Cass
Lake, Mimi, Monday night was found
guilty of arson In the third degree. DR..
Dumas was charged with having at
tempted, with Mike Davis and Martin
Behan, to burn and rob the post office
at Puposky. Mimi. on tho morning of
June u last, when Behan was wounded
and Davis escaped after fight with a
posse. Behan's confession Implicated
paws +, State officers charged that
Dumas was at the head of a gang OF
crooks who robbed safes and burned
buildings for the insurance. -,
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RUNS WILD.
CONTINUED from Page one9

exchanged half n dozen shots with
Carlisle from their first position. Then
the troopers were moved little more
10 one side and after they had riddled
the house In the vicinity of the window
behind which Carlisle was hiding Lieut..
Spiaine was able 10 send bullet
through the window and into Carlisle
leg. Thensthe trooper gave up.
Carlisle tonight was in the custody
of federal officials. but as his rampage
extended into the jurisdiction Of the
state courts 1t Is not known whether
the federal officials or those Of the
state will finally take him in charge
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-11
KNIGHTS of Golden EAGLE.

Boston. Oct. 10.-Knights of the Gold
en- Eagle from many sections OF the
country, met in Boston today at the
32d annual session Of the order which
will continue three days. The dele
gates were escorted to an open meet
ing by Lieut.. Gen. Reinecke and staff
heading a parade Of the military
branch OF the order.
An address of welcome was maize
by Mayor John +. Fitzgerald, supreme
Chief Garrett 8. Smith of Wilmington.
Del. presided. The entertainments oil
tie delegates will include military
Lali and a water carnival.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-11
Shoe Cutters Lose.

Lynn. Mass, Oct. 1D,-After 4 three
hour session during which many impas-
stoned speeches We're made mass meet
ms of shoe manufacturers a which 81
firms were represented. tonight voted TO
refuse the request of the knights of La
Dor shoe cutters for an elght-hour day.
The vote was not unexpected.
The meeting tonight was called by j.
J. Harvey. president of the Lynn Manue
facturers' Association, but was open 10
all shoe manufacturers who desired to
attend and resolved itself into mansl-
factuTers mass meeting.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-11
tennis Tnurnanaent

Three matches In the first round of the
tennis tournament have been played,
Morse beating 2. Giningham, to l, 8 TO
!. lIerrIe3i defeated Holt in very close
game, to 7, c to 4. Hill defeated Scrlb-
ner to 0, to 2. Matches in the sec
ond and third. rounds will all be played
OIL by Thursday night. semi-finals must
be finished by Friday evening, finals Sat-
arday afternoon. II the weather permits.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-11
Aeroplane Experiments.

Norfolk, n. c., Oct l0.-From Elizabeth
City. n. c., it is reported tonight that
Orvile and Wilbur Wright. accompanied
by two others, have arrived at Manteo,
\. c., and tomorrow will begin prepara-
lions for conducting experiments with
their new aeroplane. which. 1t is said,
viii be shaped like a buzzard
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MEETINGS..
econtinued. from Page one)

Mrs T. ". Knight, Portland; recording
secrefaftc Hiss Anne Burgess. Portland
corresponding secretary. Mrs. Katie /
Luce, Old Orchard. treasurer. Mrs Lizzie
II. French. Portland; auditor, Miss Alice
blanchard. Portland
The rational convention meets at Louis
Vile. Oct 49, and the following wer> cp-
pointed as delegates 10 that convention
Mrs. Alfredo b. Wallace. Mrs. Fannie j.
Fernald. Mrs. Hannah j. Bailey of WIN
throp and Mrs. Helen NJ. Daggett ..
Waldoboro.
Mrs. Fannie J. Fernald OF Swampseot
Mass. formerly of Old Orchard. who re-
tired from the presidency after serving
six years. gave a lengthy address.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-11

Charles f. Warren OF this city has
the honor of being the first Water
vile man to return from the woods
with deer this season. He has been
with w. H. Stobies party at Asquith,
He arrived with a spike-horn which
weighed about 1S5 pounds. Mr.. Warren
states that the others will remain I'M
til the last of the week. They had not
had good luck when he left but each
man is after his quota.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-11
EIoods in Colorado.

Denver. Colo. Oct. 10.-With tele-
phone and telegraph service crippled
and more than 800 miles of railroad out
of commission. only meagre reports
are being received from the flood
swept district of Southwestern Colo
RADIO and Northwest New Mexico. COM
prising an area approximating 100 by
rs miles. There are rumors of heavy
loss of life. but the verified death list
SO far is comparatively small.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-11
Manaled Man identified

Lewiston. Me. Oct. D.-The body Of the
unknown man who was found Monday
night on the tracks of the Maine Central
Railroad Just below Crowley's Junction
in horribly mangled condition, was
identified late tonight as that of Alvin
w Small of Lisbon Falls.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-11

Amesbury. Mass. Oct. ia marked
Improvement was noted today in the con
dtion Of all the dozen persons injured IN
the head-on collision between q passed.
ger train and freight train oil the Bos-
ton & Maine Railroad here.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-11

Mrs. Valera A. Chase has presented
to the Library oil Coburn Classical In
stitute a set of the Encyclopedia
Britannica in a beautiful leather bind
ing. This generous gift by Mrs. Chase
forms a valuable addition to the ref
erence works contained III the Library
of Coburn.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-11

The Catholic party in Mexico has
decided through their central commit
teeman to continue work for Francisco
Della Barra as the vice president in
spite of his announcement that he Will
mot accept This is their answer to
Madero's appeal to- support Pine
Suarez. They declare that If n legal
obstacle to De la Barra's incumbencY
should arise, tlfey'wiil support Nasque2
Gomez in preference to Suarez.1 -
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-11
LXnchina Of NAnrn.

son, a I-year-old Negro who assaulted
a l1-year-ofi white girl al Honea Path
this morning, was strung to a teephon9
pole BY one foot and MS BODY shot 10
pieces by a mob. The lynchtng took place
at IL % tonight
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-11

Coburn Institute and Kents Hill
will met on Libbey field Saturday fore
noon at 1920 O'clock for the first game
of the Prep school" series. This will
sive the sports an opportunity to see
two games in this city on the same
day, rs Colby and Boston College viii
play On Alumni field in the afternoon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-11
r. r. Rate Gases Assemblies.

Washington. Oct. 10-By its own init.
iative the supreme court of the United
States reassembled all the state railroad
rate cases involving conflicts between
state and interstate rates for hearing as
one case, on Jan. S, next. This affects
cases from Minnesota, Kentucky. West
Virginia and Oregon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-11
France. German Negotiations.

Paris. Oct. lo-fhe Franco German
negotiations on tie Moroccan question
are not set concluded, and it Is I'M
derstood that the government, which
is anxious To have them terminated be
fore the re-assembling of Parliament.
has decided TO postpone its opening
from Oct. 81 to Oct. 81, or even to
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-11
The Borden Ministry.

Ottawa. Ont. oct. l0.-The Borden
ministry was sworn In by the governor
general during the noon hour today al
Government House and the first set
ting OF he cabinet was held this after
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-11
Railroad Emoloyes Arrested.

New York. New Haven x Hartford
Railroad consisting oil engineers ana
firenien were arrested today on a
charge Of padding their payrolls. Most
of the men were employed ON the
Taunton division
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-11
Home of Mrs. Eddy,

Boston, Oct. 1o-The legal domicile of
Mrs. Mary Baker G. Eddy, the founder
of the Christian Science denomination,
was. AT the time of her death, In Con-
cord. y. H., according tosslhe ruling of
Associate Justice James ~ Morton of
the Massachusetts snprenrNTAdicial court
today. -
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-11

Headman; judges of field events. Howe
and IIussey; timers, Drs, Parmenter fana
Chester, and Trainer Adams; measufets.
Atchley, Little and Tibbetts; official
scorer, Chapman.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-11

Samaritan Lodge. / o. o. t. will
start in the degree work of the fall
aud winter at the regular meeting
Wednesday, evening. when the initia-
tory win be conferred
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-11

Mr. and Mrs. Walter Brown and
daughters. Florence and Vera. who
have been visiting Mt and Mrs. c.
\. Flood Of Winslow. returned Tues
day TO their home in Portland.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-11

The following intentions Of marriage
have been recorded in the office Of the
city clerk: Frank Cutie and Mary
Dunn; Vernon H. Leach and Lottie NJ.
Butler all of Waterville
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-11
Lexinqton Races Postponed.

Lexington, KY. Oct. 10.-The trotting
races scheduled for today We're post
pened on account of rain.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-11

There was great outburst of cheer
ing al this.
IN discussing the Sherman antl-trns
law. Mr.. Taft said:
Il am not to be frightened by sugges
tons of disaster to business carried OF
against the law"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-11

The newly appointed Russian am
TO the United States N.
C orge .Rakhmetfem, and Madame
B akhn1etieff left st. Petersburg Mon
day night for America. an
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-11

lMoustafa Assim Bey, the Turkish
minister to Bulgaria. Tuesday accepted
TIL. portfolio of foreign affairs in the
new cabinet RechId Pasha was first
selected for this post, but ne was not
in. slined to accept 1t.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-11

The ladies of the Unitarian church
had a pleasant whist party in the
are parlors Tuesday evening. About
IS tables we're filed. This is the first
Of a number of similar gatherings
PLANNED.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-11

". II. Buxton of Portland was in
Waterville Tuesday on business.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-11

James l. Dean and Albert r. Cliff
ford are soon to open dairy products
store in the rear Of the Soper building
az the corner of Main and Temple
strapts
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-11

a. 2. Morrison of Bangor was a bus
mess visitor in the city Tuesday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-11

Three DRINKS were in court, Tuesday
morning. Two paid and the third went
to Jail.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-11

3. y. Allen of Brunswick was in
Waterville Tuesday calling on friends.