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Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-03-15
MRS. WOOD DIES OF WOUND.
Connecticut Woman Accused Of Muir.
dering Husband and Son.

Branford. CT. March H.-Mrs. Cora
Wood, who, it is alleged. shot and killed
her husband. Christopher G. Wood, her
u-year-old son Vardemond and who ther
fired a bullet into her own breast near the
heart last week. died at the Wood home
Monday morning from the effects of the
wound.
1t is understood that subsequent to her
interview with the coroner last week she
had talked about the shooting with Med
ical Examiner c. w. Gaylord and Rev.
$. r.. Tompkins. pastor of the Congrega-
tional church. during her conscious mo-
ments. and while it was reported that
these statements confiicted with those
made by her earlier, there was no con-
frmation of this. as neither the coroner
nor the medical examiner has given any
indication of the nature of Mrs. Woods
statements.
Coroner Mix said Monday that the au-
topsy performed Sunday on the bodies
of Mr.. Wood and the son practically
closed the inquiry into the case. He did
not expect to make n finding Monday
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-03-15
FLEET SAILED ON 18th.
Newfoundland Sealers Fear No "Hoo
doc and Leave With Songs.

-. Johns y. F.. March H. Undaunted
by the ''unlucky l3th," nine steamers.
composing this years Newfoundland seal
ing fleet, steamed out of this port shortly
after daylight Monday morning and head
ed toward the great North there to COM
bat with the southwark drifting Arctic ice
foes on the annual quest of seals. Tho
men who. cheered by the prospects of a
good catch before again sighting this har-
Dor, piped many a happy song while leav-
ing the harbor limits.
The sealers will watch for any trace OF
the Gloucester, Mass. fishing schooner
Ella NJ. Goodwin which, with 10 mea
aboard, has been missing since January
and is thought to be imprisoned in the
icetields north of the Gulf of 81. Law
renee. The schooner was bound from
Bay of Islands for Gloucester.
Seven of the steamers are equipped with
wireless apparatus aud for the second
time in the history of the industry the
owners here. through the medium Of the
wireless outfits will keep in close touch
throughout the season with the progress
of the seal hunting
Craft of all kinds which have braved
the might ice foes during the past month
or SO have brought word to this port that
seals in large numbers have been sighted.
and II is expected that the catch this year
will be good one.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-03-15
SPORTING NOTES.

Harvard and Cornell will row at
Ithaca on May q. The date. arranged
at a conference held Saturday at which
x was finally decided to continue re-
lations in this sport, was announced
Tuesday night. L has yet to be for
maliy approved by the Harvard Ath-
l"tic Council, but it is expected this
will be done within "A few days.
Moritz Rasmussen OF Copenhagen,
who has been selected to train the
Danish team which will compete in the
olympic games at Stockholm in 1912,
is visitor at Harvard. He arrived
Tuesday and intends to remain there
Tor fortnight or more, after which
he will visit Yale and then Columbia.
Rasmussen is himself an athlete of
some note in his own country, hold
ing records for hammer and discus
throwing, swimming and walking.
While he is to devote the greater part
of his time while in this country to
the study Of track athletics he will
also endeavor to get ideas on football
and baseball as it. is played in Amer
lea with n view to introducing them
in his own country.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-03-15
U. S. DEMANDS RELEASE.
Convinced That Americans Were Made
Prisoners In This Country.

Washington March li.-An investi-
CATION having convinced the American
government that Edwin Bi2tt of Pitts
burg. Pa, and Lawrence Converse of
Los Angeles. Calf. held as prisoners
at Juarez Mex, had been captured
on American soil. the state depart
ment. today asked the Mexican gov
ernment to release them. The request
was delivered to the Mexican en-
bassy at Washington.
TIL ease has been under investiea-
tion several weeks by both the depart.
ments Of state and justice. The re-
suit has developed that the men were
apprehended on this side of the bound
ary. not very far from the line. but
nevertheless in the territory of the
United States 1t remains for the
Mexican authorities 10 prove that the
scene of capture was within the ju-
risdiction of Mexico or else set the
men at liberty
Blatt and Converse were arrested on
Feb. % and confined in the federal
prison at Juarez on charges in con-
nection with the insurrection against
president DiaZ. The state department
shortly after the arrest was assured
that the men would receive fair trials.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-03-15
DIRECTORS IN DANGER.
Some Carnegie Trust Co. Officials are
Facing indictments.

New York. March 14.-The grand
jury began an investigation Monday
into the affairs OF the stricken Carne-
gle Trust Co. which. it is said, may re-
suit in the indictment of two and pos
sibly three directors on charges of
forgery.
The witnesses Monday We're Bradley
Martin, Jr., president of the 18th
Ward Rank and an officer of the Mad
ison Trust Co; Watkins Crockett, Il
director of the Van Norden Trust Co,
and r. L. Smith. vice president OF
the Carnegie Trust Co. Details of a
transaction involving 100000 in which
two other companies are alleged to
have been involved are said to have
engaged the attention of the grand
jury.
Witnesses Tuesday, the district at
torncy announced, would include di-
rectors of the Van Norden Trust Co,
the Madison Trust Co. and possibly
officers and directors of the Carnegie
Trust Co
Joseph G. Robin. the indicted pres
ident of the Washington Savings
Bank, who is said to have furnished
Whitman with information concern
ing the Carnegie Trust Co. made an
other trip from his cell in the Tombs
to the district attorneys office before
the case was presented to the grand
jury. Assistant District Attorney Clark,
who was closeted with Robin for some
time, declined to discuss the nature
of the conference.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-03-15
SHAM AND flASCO
Is Or. Herbert Shows Idea About the
Anti-toxin Plan.

Boston. March 14.-"Naccination for
40 years has been nothing but a sham
and a fiasco" declared DR.. Herbert
Snow, senior physician OF the Can
Ger hospital of London, in a lecture
Monday night, before the New England
nti-Vivisection Society in Lorimel
hall, during the course OF which he
took occasion to ridicule the work of
Pasteur and the repuetd worth of anti
toxins i'll general, while denouncng
vivisectors and their findings as
"Humbugs.' He said in Part:
1T has never been proven that
germs or microbes are the cause of
disease.
since Pasteur announced his in
vention for financial gain. the death
rate in cancer cases has increased
Since the introduction OF anti toxins
the mortality rate has increased in
England Not only do anti-toXins fail
to cure disease. but often they re-
suit in sudden death ord cause a
great increase in paralysis. The ex
perinents on thousands Of mice are
boEuS''
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-03-15
Distrust Of Russian Stand
Threatens Relations.
Serious Military Action Believed
the Cars Only Course.
Discord in Government Regarding
Measures Trouble In Army.

st. Petersburg. March 1.-THE Rus
So-Chinese elubroglo has developed
three Gistrinct situations, each OF con
siderable concern To this government.
In the first place Russia learns that
Chinls deep-seated distrust and re-
sentiment is responsible more than
anything else for the failure of amica-
Bile negotiations.
Next the Novoe Eremya int;mattS
that there is discord in the government
over the measures to be undertaken
against China.
The third situation is revealed today
in disquietins dispatches from the
army of occupation on the Chimes"
frontier. These advices describe a dis
turbance among the soldiers over the
poor quality of their food An out
break was prevented only by the eom-
manding general who urgently or
dered the governor general of Rus
sian Turkestan to organize supplies
for the expedition. The task Of the
commissariat department has been
complicated by, the primitive charac-
ter of the country, the bad roads, and
dependence for supplies on a long
line of communications
The news of the movement of the
troops is vaguely referred to in the
Novoe Vremya as the non-official pub
lication of such news is a criminal Of
fence in Russia.
The other papers are silent on the
matter. The ultimatum which NJ. kor-
rostovetz, the Russian minister at Pc
kin VAS instructed to present TO the
Chinese foreign board. declares that
the Russian government sees in the
reply of the Chinese government con-
corning the restriction of Russian
trade by Chinese monopolies, and the
establishment Of Russian coasulateS
in the kobdo district, proofs of an un-
friendly attitude on the part OF China.
The Russian government declares
that China's attitude will lead inevi-
tahly to the disturbance of the friend
ly relations between Russia and China.
1t is stated here today that the sit
uation created by Chinas qubbling |
has caused a realization that the Rus |
so-Chinese relations are less satisfac- |
tory than had been thought China's |
suspicion of Russia's good faith and |
resentment of supposed aggregation |
are blamed. The sole course left open |
lo 81. JtteTSuuIS WIS IL serious military |
action which will not shrink from per- |
manent measures in Iii province.
Military circles, the opinion of which |
had great weight with Emperor Mich |
olas in reaching final decision, con-
slider the occupation of northern Man |
ehuria along a line of demarkation |
from Kwan Ckengtse to Kirin a pos
sibiiity. a correction of the frontier of |
Tarbagataiv in Mongolia. is also held |
to be a possibility. The military frank
ly favors using the crisis to strength
en- the Russian garrisons in the Far
East and to correct the frontier STRAIT
egically at China's expense.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-03-15
lManeuvers Only,
No Other Meaning

San Antonio, Ten, March li.-Ma1oi
Gen. W. II. Carter, commander of tie
naneuvre division, said Monday that
the maneuvres in san Antonio were to
try out some new field regulations.
There is no other significance at
tached to the assembling of troops IN
San Antonio" said he.
The war department looked upon
San Antonio as place adapted Tor
maneuvres and that is why the troops
are here. There is everything here that
might be met with in the field, ana
dare say this particular site was Sc
lcctcd to demonstrate that move
mont of troops might he faCilitated un-
der nearly all circumstances
If the maneuvres work out salts
factorily here, it is probable that the
new field regulations will be adopted
10" the future instruction nt the army.
"The division now assembling mere
might he called brick around when
We propose TO build 4 house. or, one
might say il is nucleus Of an army.
We nave this division To that we
might add another division OF militia
and then another division. Then there
would be an army.
There is positively no truth in the
rumor that additional troops ha"e been
ordered here. If such We're the case.
! am sure that I would know some
thing about it. There are enough as
sembled to carry out the purposes OF
the maneuvres."
Major Won Herwitz Of the German
army, military attaChe to the embas-
sy at Washington, is the first repre-
sentative of the European armies on
the ground. He will be here at least
two weeks. That other foreign at
taches are on the way was made GER
tain Monday when provision was made
for tentaee for those who prefer liV
ing in camp rather than hotels.
All of the troops ordered here are or
the ground except the 9th Cavalry and
hte 4th Field ARTILLERY from Fort d.
4. Russell.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-03-15
Russia Sends an
Ultimatum to China.

st. Petersburg, March 14.-Russia
has sent an ultimatum to China. in
sisting upon closer adherence to the
provisions of the treaty of 1881, which
has been the subject of negotiations
between the two countries for some
weeks past The Russian occupation
corps is within 100 miles of the frontier
and marching on kuja.
Only the immediate execution of
China's treaty obligations towards
Russia can interrupt the advance OF
the army which is to occupy kulja
Advices to the war office say that the
expedition is within 100 miles of the
frontier and steadily advancing. in or
der to reach the frontier about the time
of the presentation of the ultimatum.
The Russian force is considered en-
tirely sufficient to re-oceupy and hold
Kulja.
The instructions which the foreign
office telegraphed Monday to M. Koro-
stovetZ the Russian minister at Pekin
contain the ultimatm. This embodies
two points: first. the re-opening OF
Russian consulates at the points speci-
fed in the treaty of 1881 and, second
the establishment Of free trade in GER
tain products including tea, in fulfil
lment of Article II of the same treaty.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-03-15
DEATH LIST SET AT IS.
Work Of Removing Bodies Of Victims
of Minnesota Cavern Goes on.

Virginia. Mimi, March li.-All sun
day night the search for the remaining
victims of Saturdays cave-in at the
Norman mine was prosecuted by
small army of workers and Monday
the work Of remoy ing the immense
mass of ore and debris received new
impetus. it is thought by President
W j. OlCott Of the Oliver Iron Mining
Co. tina! it may be two weeks before
the last Of the bodies will have been
recovered
1t IS believed the death list will not
exceed Ii or Il. In addition from four
to six We're injured.
President Oicutt said that particu-
lar body Of ore had been considered
the safest part of the mine and he is
AT a loss II understand the cause of
the accident.
So far five bodies have been recov
cred and it is stated by one of the en-
ginears that there are probably 10 or
l. bodies buried under the mass.
IT is expected that all the bodies
will be found within "a hours.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-03-15
ULTiMATUM DELIVERED
To Chinese, Who Seem Not to Realize
Situations Gravity.

Pekin, March 1.-THE Russian min
lister, NJ. korstovetZ, delivered Russia's
nltimatum to the Chinese foreign board
this afternoon. 1t caused much sur
prise among the officials, who seemed
not TO realize the gravity OF the crisis.
NJ. Korostovetz last week, for the
second time, requested permission on
behalf of his government to establish
observation stations along the .Amur
and elsewhere on the frontier. He de-
sired also to place doctors and police
in Chinese border towns for the pur-
pose Of effectively quarantinihg the
frontier.
j China viewed this measure as an in
fringement on her intregity, and the
Russian minister was notified that a
reply would be given today In the
meantime, NJ. kOrostovetz was reuuir-
ed TO obtain further explanations from
st. Petersburg regarding the nature Of
the proposals whereupon the Russian
government evidently decided that
there was no further use of parleying.
II is expected here that the Russians
Will now settle many outstanding mat :
ters, including the plague quarantine.
the disputed frontier, the protection OF
the railway from Hungtze Hu. as we'll
as trade. consular and other differences
connection with the treaty of 1881.
1t is pointed out that for many week,
tho press throughout Asiatic Russia
has been supporting the desire OF tn,
military for the annexation of Mon
golia and northern Manchuria. but tn
Chinese foreign board does not antici
pate serious invasion. Some OF tn
Chinese express the hope that tn
United States will interfere and pro
pose arbitration, but foreign resident
do not believe that the American gov
ernment will take part in any of thes
controversies except when actua
American rights and interests are af
fccted.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-03-15
NO MORE MERCY
To Be Shown BY Troops Under Gen.
Stanley, An American.

MeXicali Mex, March 14.-Declaring
that he would order shot every Mexi-
can soldier captured, Gen. William
Stanley an American, with the Mexi-
can rebels, started Monday night 10
wage warfare east OF here.
Before leaving, he issued manifes-
to- in which he accepted the Diaz gov
ernment's suspension of the constitu-
tional guarantee and in reply declared
that he would shoot every Mexican
army private or officer captured.
"'ro slaughter prisoners of war is
against all civilized laws" he said,
"but that is what DiaZ's declaration
means. We have blown up bridges
and cut wires when circumstances
warranted. If we are to lie killed for
that if captured. for our part it is to
be tooth for tooth and eye for eye.
Stanley's first objective is Algodones.
He said he would blow up more rail
road tracks and bridges. but he would
protect American property and irri-
cation works.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-03-15
NIr. Limantnnr said fnrthcr:


I am firmly convinced that except
for the sympathy. financial support and
actual participation in conflicts of
Americans, the insurrcction in ChihuH-
hua and sonora could not long con-
tinue Almost daily one reads of the
part taken by Americans in that in
surrection and they are the only known
leaders except Madero.
John Barrett. director general of the
Pam American Union called to pay his
respects today to Minister Limantour,
Mr Barrett said that rumors crediting
Japan with having obtained a naval
base in Mexico We're ridiculous. He
said that Japanese steamship line
from Mexican ports to South
American ports had obtained coaling
like any other steamship line
but it was merely a commercial grant.
Mexico, he said, would not think of
permitting foreigner To establish
himself at her door.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-03-15
pEpLoRE TAFT'S STAND.
Resolutions Adopted BY Home Market
Club at Boston.

Boston, March l4.-Resolutions de-
plcring President Taft's activity in
promoting the proposed reciprocity
agreement with Canada We're adopted
unar mously Monday by the executive
committee of the House Market Club
one of the leading high tariff Repub-
lican organizations of the United
states. The resolutions are, in part
as follows:
Resolved, that the statement by
President Taft in his Atlanta speech
of March 10 that he instructed his
commissioners to offer Canada full free
trade. but that the Canadians declined
the offer because theirs is a protec-
tive country. affords an additional rea-
son why the agreement should not
be ratified by on Congress. 1t en-
plains the partiality Of the agreement
towards Canada and confesses to ig-
noring the fact that the United States
is also a protective country.
Resolved that this apparent disre-
gard of our productive industries, and
the calling of an extra session of Con-
gress, enc branch of which is pledged
to 4 tariff for revenue only and to
tariff tnkering in addition to this
Canadian compact, TO enact the com
pac; over the opposition of the ma
jority OF the members of the Presi-
dents own party, seem TO us to endan-
ger the whole cause of protection in
this country more than il has ever
been endangered by the action of the
party alone, and we think the occa-
sion calls fer renewed interest and
united action by protectionists to pre-
vent the consummation OF the wrong
and menace.
Resolved, that the Presidents en-
trance into such an important agree
ment affecting our revenues and in
dustries without consulting single
member of either branch OF Congress,
and his frequent eXertions Of influence
over the legislative department on tar
if matters. are greatly to he deplored."
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-03-15
TOWN ELECTIONS.

PALERMO-Modera II. w. Abbott
clerk. G. NJ. Crommett selectmen. H. l..
Plnkham, a. c. Jones and T.. j. Parmen-
ter: collector, treasurer and constable,
H. W. Worthing; road commissioner, c.
y Worthing, w II. Grady and G. Il.
Knox; school committee. j. w Northrup,
r f. Spratt and NJ. J. Nelson. Total
amount appropriated. $37i2. Schools, s6l2;
support Of poor, $500; repairs on roads and
bridges. S2l01, this amount including $40
for State road.
WlNpSOR-Moderat c. F. Donnell;
clerk, IL. A. Dutton selectmen. c. +.
Dohneli, :. =. Barton and w. Il. Shu-
man; collector and treasurer +. G. Hall;
school committee Hiram Pierce Appro-
priations: Schools, $1100; poor. 500; roads
ana bridges. 1880, State road. S40o: snow
bliis, $4D0; school books. SGV; town charges,
$500; 9. A. K. Post, Memorial day $l5:
schoolhouse repairs. So; free High school
tuition: sl0 destroying brown-tail moth
nests $50.
MANTIC-selectmen Hiram V
Hathaway. Eustace y. Judkins, Valen.
tine Patterson; town clerk sumner L.
Hart. town agent Edwin l.. Knowles
treasurer and tax collector. sumner l.
leRoy a. Huff; for two years. .tlfonzo
NJ Leighton. Money appropriated
Schools: $l75; highways. 800: support OF
po9T; @R1 siSS; Sr other PURPOSES, sl2S54s.
r Cross, f. W. Hartman: town clerk
r., -. sugden; town agent. y. B. Hutch
ms; treasurer, O. A. Soper Money ap
propriated; Schools, $500; highways. 1920
$685. PU' p''''
HOLDE\-Seiectm II. NJ. Hart. \. f
| York. }. o. Bowden; town clerk. ". 5
| Gilmore: treasurer and tax collector. A
| II. Farrington school committee Mrs.
Blanche X. Blake. Money appropriated
! Schools. $500: highways. S9O0; support +"
| poor. $500: other purposes. $l,75
| CHlNA-Selectmen o. j.. Sproul {. \
| u traI Do nd
| Washburn treasurer and tax collecto,
F. A. Doe: school committee. Ira Haskell
Money appropriated: Schools. $500: high
| State road 500; free High school. s2l
| miscellaneous expenses, $1200: Schoo
| house. $500 town debt $1,000.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-03-15
BROKERS ARRESTED.
Boston Men Charged With Larceny anc
Intention Of Stealing.

Boston, March 1.-Two State stree.
brokers were arrested in this city Mon
day. one. Richard Jacobs. charged witt
the larceny of nearly 5000, while th'
other. Allen II. Mackenzie, is alleged to
have intended to steal.
Jacobs was arrested on a warrant OF
three indictments containing Is counts.
alleging the larceny of s39i1 in stock
deal. He pleaded not guilty in the supe-
rior criminal court and was held in s400t
bail.
The complaint upon which Mackenzie
was arrested was made by Wesley A
Cove. a local broker. 1t is alleged tina,
the transaction from which the complaint
grew involved Cove. Mackenzie and a
third person. and payment of $S432 By
Cove to Mackenzie and the third person
for which no adequate return was made
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-03-15
OPPOSED TO RECIPROCITY.
Representatives Of Oranges from Sew.
eral States to Discuss Question.

Concord. y. H. March IA meet
ing of the legislative and executive
committees of the National Grange
Patrons Of Husbandry, at which plans
will be discussed for bringing the in
tiuence of the farmers OF the country
to bear on Congress in opposition to
the proposed Canadian reciprocity
agreement, has been called by Master
Nahum j. Bachelor of this city. The
meeting will be held in New York City
on March Il and representatives will
be present. Mr. Bachelor announces,
from New Hampshire, New York, Della
ware, West Virginia, Indiana and Mis-
souri,