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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-10

New York, Jan. 9-Grand Circuit
harness racing will undergo important
changes. next summer. as a result of
action taken at the annual meeting
of stewards of the circuit here today.
In the allotment OF dates New York
City and Pittsburg are admitted to
the circuit, Lexington, Ky. is invited
to join, Columbus is re-instated, while
Indianapolis, Ind. is withdrawn from
the circuit, and Grand Rapids, Mich.
and Goshen y. Y, tracks are out for
the coming year at least. The dates
assigned are as follows:
Kalamazoo, Mich, July 15-2o; De-
troit. Mich. July 22-27; Cleveland,
Ohio. July 29-Aug. 8: Buffalo. Y. Y.
Aug. 5-10: Pittsburg, Pa, Aug. 12-d;
New York, Aug. 1924; ReadviHe,
Mass, Aug. 26-3l: Hartford. Conn.,,
Sept. 81; Syracuse. y. Y. Sept. 9-t4;
Michigan State Fair, Sept. 16-21; Co.
lumtus. Ohio, Sept. 23-Oct. 4.
a meet at Lexington is expected 70
folloT during the two weeks after the
Columbus meeting, if the Lexington
Club will accept the late dates.
The New York City idea is said to
be backed by United States Senator
Joseph W. Bailey Of Texas, preside Mt
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-10


body Of his alleged bigamous wife,
l. with the throat cut, in the woods
between Dixon and oregon.
The production of pig iron in Ger
many, in 1911, amounted to 15,534 223
tons, or an increase of i740.S9S tons
over the total of the preceding year
and breaking the record of produj-
ton for many years The total for
December also broke the monthly re-
ord. y.
Charles Ross. arrested at Winnipeg
Man, with bonds to the value of S90. 900
and missing since the robbery of A. j.
Bancroft in New York, March of last
year, when charged in police court, Mon
day, with the theft, admitted he was the
man wanted in New York and declared
he would not resist extradition Consul
General Jones asked for a remand of i
week, pending the arrival of further in-
structions from New York. He said he
had notified Washington of the arrest
and officers would arrive to take Ross
back to stand trial
Robert Treat Paine End, owner of
the yacht Humma, was, Tuesday
niSht, at Boston, ele eted commodore
of the Eastern Yaehc Club H. n
Sears, owner of the steam yacht
idopr. ~ata an9sen-vieeE commodore 81 ;
f. M. Whitehouse, iowner of the
schooner Iris. was elected rear COM
mpdeta. Henry Tags ard was chosen
secretary and p. T. jackson treasurer.
Women may not five lectures or ad-
dresses of any nature in the halls of
Harvard in the future except upon
invitation of the Harvard Corporation.
The corporation so votetd Tuesday
the action being the outcome of the
recent controversy lover the question
of permitting Mrs. Emmeline Pank-
hurst, the English Suffragette, to
speak in a Harvard hall. The corpo-
ration also voted to permit the use
of the Stadium for the trials for the
Olympic games and alow small adj
mission fee to be. charged, the money
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-10
AUGUSTA LOCALS.
Fred Britt Suffers
Serious Burns.

Fred Britt of.this city is at the Augusta
General hospital. to which institution ne
was taken at about LIS this morning.
suffering from burns about the face and
hands which he sustained, Tuesday eve
ming, in a shack in Britt,s gully, below
the city proper, where he made his home,
and which was destroyed by fire at about
o'clock While the burns are serious,
ii was not thought at the time of Britt's
arrival at the hospital that they would
be followed by fatal results, unless pneu-
monia should develop from exposure
which the man suffered
Particulars incident to tho burning of
the shack are lacking, and Britt was at
the time of his arrival at the hospital
unable to give any connected story. The
first known of the case was when Britt
arrived at the house of William Routh,
located ON the west bank of the river
and fully quarter of a mile below the
point where Britt's shack was located.
Britt had waded and crawled through
the snow the entire distance
There are no houses in the vicinity of
the Routh place. but by calling to a FAM
lily named Thomas across the river, a
telephone message was sent for surgical
aid, also an ambulance, both of which
arrived at about midnight. The man $
injuries We're temporarily dressed and as
soon as possible he was removed to the
hospital.
Britt could not tell whether there was
anyone with him, but was of the opinion
that he was alone
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was happy to give his word of honor
! TINT there had been no negotiations
except those of which the foreign Of
| fee and NJ Cambon were fully cog
| infant.
| Nj. Clemenceau arose and looked
fxodly at the foreign minister. will
you confirm the statement of the pre-
n4ier?" he asked. NJ. De Selves at first
refused to answer, but pressed by
Senator Burgers, chairman Of the
committee, finally said:
4 cannot answer the question. ]
am tied between double duty-to
stick to the truth and tell all, and NOT
to hurt the interests of the country
by deserving the cabinet"
These words created a sensation and
the committee adjourned in great con.
fusion Afterwards second scene was
enacted in the anteroon to which Pre-.
mier Caillaux, Foreign Minister De Set
YES and ex-Premier Clemenceau with
drew NJ. Clemenceau, according Z
friends of NJ De Selves, reproached Pre-
mier Caillaux in violent terms for fos-
tering secret negotiations, Of which NJ
Clemenceau said he had been for a Ions
time informed.
Inc foreign minister, LOT ms part
frankly told the premier that he could
no longer sit beside him in the cabinet
and therefore resigned.
NJ. De Selves sent his letter of resigna-
ton to President Fallieres. He pointed
out that he no longer wished to assume
the responsibility of the foreign portfolio
with a split in the cabinet. He also rs
sued a statement In which he said he was
confident he had served his country well
"a task often not easy, for in the last
six months he had faced enormous difll-
culties. He added that he could not pub
licly protest against the statement of
Premier CailauX. on the other hand. his
conscience forbade him to confirm it.
The premier likewise issued "A state
ment in which he insisted he had told
the whole truth. He had always L.
fused. lie said to listen to people Who
approached relative to the negotiations,
saying that Ambassador Cambon alone
had the right to speak for France.
The other cabinet ministers met, OF
night. TO discuss the situation. but 10
action was taken. 1T is rumored that
NJ. Deleasse, minister of marine may be
appointed head of the foreign office.
The replies of Premier CaillauX ami
Minister of Marine Delcasse to inquiries
after the cabinet meeting lead to the be-
lief that no further designations are inn
minent. The premier said he had no liz
tention of carrying the incident furthc"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-10
MONEY LOST
By Sickness and Enforced idlenesS.

Many OF the days OF sickness and
misery, too often accompanied by loss
of pay, may easily be charged to neg
lect or indiscretion on the part Of the
individual. Just a little more care in
the latter of diet and attention TO reg.
ularity of habits will change such days
into happy and profitable ones. Give
heed to Natures first warnings of ap'
preaching trouble, keep your stomach
and digestion right and your bowels
regular,-then everything will looh
cheerful and yoar days work will be
easier.
On the first appearance of acid stom
ach, nausea, headache or constipation
take one or two teaspoonfuls of i. f
Atwood's Medicine, and the function
will resume their normal activity, yo'
win avoid the expense Of sickness, AM
earn your usual pay. Get a bottle to
day from your dealer or write us +
mail free sample. The IL. F." Med
tsine Co., Portland, Maine.
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Terrible Gale in
New Brunswick.

st. John, n. b., Jan. 9.-Reports of
heavy damage by wind came, tonight,
from all over the province as a result
of today's storm, which was the worst
experienced here since the great Sax
by gale in 1865. At Point LepreuX the
gale was blowing at the rate of 81
miles an hour, today. and after fall
ing away for a time again increased
To a miles. tonight.
The total destruction of the new
hreakwater at Deeper harbor is fear
ed. as, today, it broke away from it's
foundations and shifted about some
distance. Because of a high sea no
attempt was made to examine the
dam& ged structure and it was be-
lieved that II the storm continues it
will be carried away.
The thermometer changed nearly 60
degrees in u hours.
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CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Injuries sustained by being struck by
an automobile while crossing Beacon
street, Boston, Monday night. resulted
in the death, Tuesday, of young woman
believed to be Miss Mary Hayden of
Brookline. at the Massachusetts General
hospital The woman's skull was frac-
tured.
Mrs. Fannie Harris, 6S years old,
who lived alone at 33 Judith street,
Providence. was found dead in bed at
her home, Monday afternoon, by a
policeman. The officer had been called
by Mrs Catherine McNally of Mag
nolia street, who had tried to get into
the house. Death was caused by cold
and deprivation.
John Marsh Merrill of Lowell was ar
rested. Tuesday at Cambridge, Mass.
by state detective on a secret indict-
ment returned by the Middlesex county
grand jury. Before Judge Mclaughlin.
Merrill pleaded not guilty to charge of
soliciting membership in a fraternal or
ganization not authorized under the laws
of Massachusetts. He furnished $500
bonds for another hearing.
In less than two minutes, bidding
for a Bible ran up to $25, 600 at Tues
day nights session of the Hoe Ii
brary auction at New York. The treas
ure was a copy of the famous Gut
tenberg Bible of 1850, the original of
which was sold from the Hoe ccllec-
ton, last spring, for $4,000. The bid
ding, Tuesday night, was spirited,
with Bernard Quartrich of London
the aggressor and final winner.
Mrs Lottie Hyde Burlington, a
handsome woman of so years, wife of
Orr Burlington, a lawyer, committed
suicide. today, by shooting herself in
the mouth, after first turning on the
gas, in her apartment in st. Nicholas
avenue, New York City. BY the bed
side on which she was found was a
photograph of her dead son, Sydney,
2 years old, and a clipping from a
Philadelphia newspaper telling of his
suicide, and that it was due to the
separation of his parents, which had
, occurred, about Is months ago.
The death of Right Rev. Mgr. Will
liam Bryne, coadjutor bishop of Bos-
ton under the late Archbishop Will
liams, as pastor of ST. Cecilia's
church in the Back Bay district, Bos-
ton, occurred early, Tuesday, after an
S-weeks illness with the grip. APP
pointment to the rank of monsignor
was made in 1903 by Pope Plus and
1.-THE preiate was named vicar general
of the archdiocese in 1873. Mgr. Byrne
was born in ireland, n years ago,
came to this country in 1854, and was
ordained to the priesthood in 1864 He
served as president of Mount st.
Mary's College at Emmetsburg; Md,
from 1880 to 1888, and since had been
stationed in Boston.
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The Fall River
Nine Is for Sale

Fall River, Mass, Jan. 9.-The stock
holders of the Fall River baseball club
of the New England League at meet
ing, tonight, authorized the directors to
sell the club to the highest bidder at
once. Some time ago the stockholders
instructed the directors to receive bids
and it is understood that John II.
O'Brien. manager of the club at the pres
ent time, was the highest bidder He Of
fered $4,000 for the club. Michael McDer-
mott, a former owner, bid $500; the Man
chester, n. H.. Board of Trade $500: and
Frank Leonard of Lynn, part owner If
the Lynn club, $4,000 If the local organ
ization goes to O'Brien, as now seems
probable, he will have associated with
him Arthur Butler, a player on the st.
Paul American Association team.
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to be used to defray the expenses of
the American team.
The entire colony of Doukhobors.
consisting OF about 1900 professedly
philosophic Anarchists, soon will be
moved to southern California from
Saskatchewan. according to Russians
at Los Angeles.
The 196th New Jersey Legislature con-
vened. Tuesday, at Trenton. The open
ing session was devoted mainly to organ
ization and the presentation of Gov
Woodrow Wilson'S message. The Repub-
licans control both houses.
William H. H. Stebbins, long promi-
nent in Connecticut valley Grand Army
circles, is believed to have been acct
dentally drowned in the Third Level ca
nal at Holyoke, Mass. Tuesday. after
slipping on some ice on the canals edge
Search for his body was without result
Mr.. Stebbins was ~ years old
Young Dyson of Providence and
Battling Mantell both featherweights,
fought a fast give and take 10-round
bout, Tuesday night, at New York
Dyson knocked Mantell to the floor
in the 10th round with a right to the
jaw, but the latter was up Immediate
Is. Dysons aggressiveness earned him
popular decision.
The federal government will be ask
ed by the legislative committee of the
American Federation of Labor to as
sumo the support of mothers and chill
dren whose husbands and fathers have
lost their lives in Industrial accidents
or by industrial disease The coun-
ell Tuesday, instructed the committee
/ to work for Congressional action to
| the desired end.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-10
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The Standard Oil Co. of New York,
Tuesday, announced an advance of 10
points in all grades of refined petrol
cum.
The legality of the income tax law
enacted by the last Wisconsin Legis-
lature was sustained, Tuesday, in a
decision by the supreme court
All but one of the national banks in
Boston, % in number. Tuesday. held
their annual meetings. No changes
of importance were made in the di-
rectorates of any of the banks.
George f. eagle of Candor, n c.,
who was shot. Monday, at Baltimore,
by Herbert II. King. husband of the
woman eagle expected to marry, died
Tuesday, from the effects of his
wounds.
Three Italians We're partially suffo-
Gated and then burned to death in a
fire which swept up through a four
story brick tenement block in Willard
street, West End, Boston, late Tues
day night. The dead are; Avaro Ma
raino and his Wife. Rosalie both
about 60 years of age, and an unknown
person. The families on the three low
er floors We're compelled to fee over
the fire escapes at the rear, escape be-
ing cut off by flames. Vincenzo Ma
riano, q son of the victims, entered
the building in an endeavor to have
his parents, but his efforts We're in
vain. The damage was $4,000. The po-
lice are Investigating the cause.
Six men We're killed and two proba-
bly, fatally injured, Tuesday night. by
an explosion of dynamite in the Par
IRISH collier at Plymouth. Pa. The dead
Elmer Jones, Paul Rosheki, August
CAROLS, Henry Miles, John Humph-
reys and Anthony Cohelis, all of Ply
mouth. The men, all laborers, were
engaged in timbering in a slope of
the Parrish eollery, when the explos-
certain what caused the explosion, as
all the workmen either were killed or
fatally hurt.
The Cologne Nolks Zeitung believes
that only 1S5 members of the German
Reichstag will be returned in Fridays
elections, leaving PIP for re-balloting.
1t divides the results as follows Right
and center, 1876; left, so of which As
will ne Socialists. The paper does not
try to predict the ultimate results,
but says that the chances for the
members of the Left in the after
elections are much the best
The Norwegian cabinet has resolved
to propose to the Storthing that it
vote an extraordinary credit of &c.
500 900 kroner ($4,125,0O0) for the de-
Iyelopment Of Norways naval defence.
The plan is to add to the present navy
two arnored cruisers and a hotilla OF
torpedo boats, and includes also, the
constructions of Notifications along
the western coast. The general feeling
throughout the country is in favor
of protecting the Norwegian waters,
which, it is believed, will be the bat
tie place in a future war between
great powers.
DR.. Harry Elgin Webster of Chicago,
held for the murder of his Wife, Bessie
Kent Webster, will plead guilty, Fri
day, to the crime of which he is ac-
eused in the Ogle county circuit court
at Oregon, ILL., This announcement was
made, Tuesday, by counsel for Web
ster. No agreement has been made
with the prosecutor, but friends of
Webster think the sentence will be
life Imprisonment. The chain of cir
cupastances against Webster was not
discovered for days after the nude
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CUTTER WOODBURY. TO RESCUE
Saves Two Lobster Fishermen as Their
Craft Nears Rocks.

Portland. Me. Jan. 9-Rescued from
Eatery grave when almost all hope
was gone, Rodney Henderson and
Ray Grover. South Portland lobster
fishermen, Were brought into port,
bury, which had picked them up off
Cape Elizabeth just as their fraiI,
little motor boat was about to lie
dashed dpcn the rocks. The Woodbury.
went in search of them at the request
of Growers father, who became wor-
ried when they did not return, last
night. They had passed the night I'M
ier the lee of Richmond's island and
were ON their way into port when they
.ost control Of their craft and We're be-
!ng carried toward Jordan's reef.
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STEAMER WiLHELMINA ASHORE.
Takes Ground Near Mouth of Pamet
River, Truro, Mass.

Provincetown, Mass, Jan. 9.-No
fears were entertained, tonight, for
the safety of the New York steamer
Wilhelmina, which went aground in
side Cape Cod, near the mouth Of
Pnmet river in Truro, early today.
The steamer. however is only 80
yards from shore at low tide and it is
thought that there will be much dill
Guilty in floating her. At dark the VIII
helmina was resting easily broad side
to the shore.
The Pamet river life savers We're
Obliged to remain aboard the steamer,
all night, as their boat became SO
tightly packed in the ice they could
not work il.
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The storm broke at the meeting of
The Senate committee. Premier Call
laux denied that there had ever been
semi-othcial pour parlers before the
interview at Kissingen. He had, he
said. repudiated a contract for rail
road concessions alleged to have been
made between Frenchman named
Fondere and DR.. Senior, a member of
the Reicbstag.
The premier narrated the negotia-
lions relative to the proposed rail-
roads IN Morocco, and affirmed that he
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SAGADAHOC.
BOW DOM.

WEST-No mail was delivered on
Route No. 2, Saturday, because of the
severe snow storm, which blocked the
roads.
Mrs. Henry LeClair of Lewiston has
been the guest of her parents, for q
few days.
Mir. Reneau will give a social and
dance at his home. Saturday evening.
clara. the youngest daughter of
Chas- H. Allen, is quite i'll.
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MARRIED..
CUMBERLAND

CUMBERLAND.
Portland-Jan. s. Wimot c, Waltz and
Lottie l.. Curtis.
LINCOLN
South Somerville-Jan. l. Willis II.
Allen of Friendship and Miss Marietta
Hisa of South Somerville.
OXFORD.
Rumford-Dec 80 Rosario Rondinelli
and Miss Margretta Downs.
PENOBSCOT.
Bangor-Jan /, Edward T. Silsby OF
Aurora and Miss Mary +. WEIGH of Ban
gor; Jan. 8, Francis S. Wright and Miss
Delvina c.. BULLDOG.
Glenburn-Jan. q CYRUS w. Carver and
Mrs Jennie M. Quimby.
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BASEBALL NOTES.

Robert Lee Hedges, principal stock
holder of the st. Louis American
League club. Monday night, re-elect-
ed himself president at the clubs an
nual meeting. J. f. Bruce of Cincin-
natl was elected vice president.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-10
REPORTERS EXCLUDED.
Col. Roosevelt and Lyman Abbott At
tend an Exclusive Dinner.

New York, Jan. 9-Former Presi-
dent Roosevelt was guest and
speaker, tonight, at dinner given
by the Aldine Club to him and to Ly-
man Abbott The dinner was reported
only by hearsay, as newspaper men
We're positively denied admittance. 1t
was said at the club that this was in
compliance with Col. Roosevelts
wishes.
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TURNED BACK BY STORM.
Two Steamers Miss Trip from Provi
dence to New York.

Providence, r. l.. Jan. 9.-Two of
the boats which ply regularly between
this city and New York, the Georgia
and the Beverly, returned TO this city,
today, after being turned back by the
storm. Both boats left here. last night,
and anchored off Saunderstown. Con
ditions We're still unfavorable. this
morning, and the steamers brought
their passengers back.
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many girls and men when he was
overcome by smoke, and fell into the
elevator well. This had become full
of water from the fire hose and he was
drowned.
Five girls reached the street in
safety by climbing down the fire es-
cape on one side of the building.
The fire started on the Federal
street side of the block, where it
swept through the greater part of the
building. The firemen had it nearly
under control when the flames sud
denly burst through on to the Devon
shire street side and it took an addi-
tional fighting force to subdue them
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er the flames had been checked three
men were reported TO be alive in the
vaults Of the Mercantile safe Deposit
co. and the frelnen tried to batter
dewr, the steel doors. The falling stone
and brick and the heat had warped
the doors and they could not be I'M
locked. While the firemen were ham,
mering away, part of the coping
fell ana the reseuers had narrow es-
cane. After the stone had fallen the
fremen made renewed efforts to pen
citrate The steel doors.
Three employees of the building leap
ed from the third floor of the building
to The street below. They were taken
to the hospital seriously injured,
After President Giblin was rescued, he
was carried to the boiler room OF the
Trinity building. Ambulance surgeons
stripped off his clothing and wrapped
him in heavy blankets Stimnlants were
administered. After a brief interval OF
rest, Mr.. Giblin said:
Il was sitting up. last night, with my
wife. who has been very i'll. when an
enplovee of the hotel informed me that
the Equitable building was on fire. When
I arrived at the building there We're no
flames but plenty of smoke / hurried
into one Of the vaults to get out some
valuable papers. followed by one OF the
night watchmen whose name ! do not
know. Tie vault had a spring lock and
[ left my keys outside When the man
and / started to leave the door swung
shut and we We're both prisoners The
smoke was awful. We screamed and
shouted. but it seemed as though we
were doomed. The other poor fellow was
alive up TO half an hour ago. but Just
before / was carried out he tainted aud
think he must be dead by this time.
Mr. Giblin was then taken TO the ftud-
son street hospital He was very weak
but in no immediate danger
New York. Jan. Sire officials. to-
night, mada an inspection of the
vault of tie Equitable Life Assurance
society. the Equitable Safe Deposit
Co., and the Mercantile Trust Co, and
found them All intact as far as out
ward examination could determine.
Whether the contents were damaged
by water or heat will not be learned
until the vaults can be opened.
FURY Is
STILL uNAsATED.
Continued fir IN Page One.)