Daily Kennebec Journal (Augusta, Me.)
April 29, 1904

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U-fEV ARE RICH. .THEY ARE NICE. THEY ARE WHOLESOME. Belle Meade Sweets CHOCOLATES. CHOCOLATES and BON BONS. MIXED CHOCOLATES. Always fresh at Percy W. Means, Cor. Bridge Water Sts. Telephone StiS-H. eodtflstp_ AUTOMOBILES. I have taken the agency for some of the best makes of automobiles, surh as the Peerless, Stevens-Duryea, Rambler, White, Ixicomoblle, Waverly, National, electric nnd gasoline, etc., and shall be glad to send circulars and give any In formation to Interested persons. Open evenings. FRANK I. CLARK, Augusta. Maine. narldtflp GRADUATING PROGRAMS. Wo Pave a v6ry dainty line of fjrudu nii'i; J'ron58m|»fw High Hehnolu and Pfniiii.'irlos. Sees are reasonable and we can Rive prompt nor vice. Call ^d look at samples. jouuNAr. Jon pp.int. Ilurlelgli Flynt, Augusta, Me. iiious Headache Tho True “LF.” Atwood's Bit ters a prompt ft plessan* Care L. F.' Atwood1 r, Fitters have cf.rsJ tno cf billotto hoadachoo."— Mrs. ctia ,V 7«. 31 i. jh SI.. S.u turn. Maine Tone: thn Stomach, assists thi Bowels, Inrigorates the Llier 7-20-4 W Cigars art- nil vh reamed ImiHtrit*! filler and wrapper. Strictly J»ndmnQ«i All Jobbers and Retailers. FORME!-; SPEAKER. David B. Henderson Selects lewa as Perrr.ar.oiit Residence. N.-w York. \nril ts.—ItoRarding ro t "i t r tram Dtilmiitic lln- effect that I la- -..ill r. mm to Iowa mid reside there t eitc.aiiently. t ;en. Iiaviil It. Henderson, fei’iierlv speaker of tile House of Kt'JI re.i nlatives. admits that he never will I spend another winter in New York. The oN-rpeak. r lias lieen practicing law lu re since retiring from itics and is low attorney for several large eorjor ;i|iinis, hut ’,h> iletlares tlie streets are too crowded and the sidewalks too slip pery in winter for a net-son with only iCK to pet about without risking his fe. As for leaving New York entirely, I lave no definite Plans." lte said. "I sli to go where 1 please and there is ysott why 1 should not. My family red from tile Past to t’atifomla. 1 go South in the winter if I wish, said it three years ago—that I hey. r give tip my r.-fStlenee. The that J Jntve said that my account *e report thsit 1 am gonig hack to ,att sty time in Ihibitiue. 1 shall (V a part of the year." NEARING ri!L END. Strike of E lpioyir Quincy* Mass* Ship, ard. '.'me y. M n. The at .lift-' at the K,»r/. j;i\Mhit yard Engine "IIIKs :ii'i»e.ired. tonight, to be near ing in et d. Til forgers and moulders lm. returned to work and the copper smiths will apply for their old places, tomorrow. A .inference was held, today, at the reriy. a retired banl; president and jiailri.nl owner, died, today, aged f>C years. He had seive.l as president of jihe Knox Lincoln Railroad 10 years. I of the Lime Rock National Rank 20 years, of the Rockland Savings Rank nine years, and had been a director for many years of the Camden Jfc Rock land Water Co., the Llmerock Railroad, and other large corporations. He had been associated with his brother, the 'ate Major Hen. Hiram O. Berry, in shipbuilding and teal estate._ Me. Barry was one of the founders of th« Knox Lincoln stage route between Rath and Rockland, which suspended when the railroad was completed. 11“ was a lifelong resident of Rockland and lor many years was the largest indi vidual taxpayer. He vvr.s survived by a daughter and two sons. Mrs. Clara Black. Messrs. Fred H. and Charles II. Berry of this city. ARRebl' MADE. After inquest in Springvale Case Police Take Joseph Torville. Springvale, Me., April 28.—At the close r.f the coroner's inquest, today, into the cause of the death of Bartholomew Sul llvan. who disappeared on March 20, and whose body was found In fhe mill pond here, yesterday, the county authorities arrested Joseph Torville. 20 years old, of this town, on suspicion of being concerned la Sullivan's death. As to the nature of the evidence against Torville the authorities, tonight, would say nothing. It was learned, however, that thev believed Torville was with Sul livan on the night of his disappearance and that with several others he was en gaged in a drunken brawl. Sullivan's Ixidv was found floating In the mill pond, "yesterday morning, and when taken front the water his watch and overcoat were missing. Sullivan was a Civil war veteran and just before hts dis appearance drew hts quarterly pension of JT2. It was ascertained, however, that he spent the whole of this amount before March 20. At the inquest, today, several witnesses were examined and a number of other; have been summoned to appear at tomor row's session. Let Us Take Your Order For a Suit to Measure made by HIGH ART Custom Tailors. Per fect fit guaranteed, over 300 samples to select from. H. G. BARKER COMPANY, OPR HOTEL NORTH. AUGUSTA. 218 WATER ST., GARDINER. apr5ark.” Another feature of tie occasion will he a "Paper Flower Ciar den" which will contain pa pi la.w rs of nil kinds, including carnations, roses, chrysanthemums and pings. These llow ers. which are something new in this town, are said to be very attractive and ean he purchased by those who wish at live cents each. The entire affair will he one of great interest as well as very entertaining, and tile committees in charge will spare no pains to make it a success both finan cially and socially. The present condi tions at the Free Baptist church tire cer tainly very encouraging. The new pastor, ltev. J. Ij. Sanders, who came to this place from Strafford. N. It., is one of the most popular nen that has ever lilted a pulpit in this village. Since his coming the Sunday congrega tions at this church h ive been steadily on the Increase ami iioth the oDiceis anil people of the church arc very sanguine over the prospects for the future. ANSON ACADEMY. The Junior Class Gives Exhibition Be fore Largo Audience. North Anson. Me.. April 28.—(Special.)— The class of 190.', Anson Academy, gave the annual Junior Exhibition in Carrn bassett Hall, before an audience of .".no. Tile speakers showed the careful training they have received at the hand of Miss li Frances Simmons, the perceptress. Music was furnished by Collin's orches tra, with a solo by Mr. Hama by and an other by Miss Edna llovey. Ifev. Mr. Crane offered prayer. After tlie- .x.-rciscs tin- class tendered a reception to the students anti friends. Following is the program: Music. Prayer Music. My Double and How He Undid Me.' Hale Maurice C. Foss. "Tile I.egend of the Bird Vtrldo," Tomson Bertha C. Taylor. "Following the Advice of a Plivslclan." Bell Wallace E. Parsons. "A Song of the Market-Place,” Ando Ella W. Barton. "The Rajput Nurse," Arnold Maude A. Perry. Music. "Amlnita,” "Mr. Pour's Nellie T,. Fuller. Story." Fred C. Barton. Music. Anon Anon THE FLOOD SITUATION. No Danger of Trouble Expected in This State. Portland, Me., April 28.—This section of New England has been receiving a soaking the past two days, and there is no indication of clearing weather as yet. It is considered that the downpour will have a decidedly beneficial effect, placing the ground in proper shape, for planting and putting the streams and ponds in fine condition for both busi ness and pleasure. No apprehension of flood damage is yet entertained. ON THE RACK. Case of David F. Murdock in Circuit Court. Trial of One of Portland’s Mos1 Prominent Men. Accused by Federal Authorities cf Serious Charge. Portland, Mo., April 2o.—As was ex pected, Wednesday afternoon, the case. of the Government against David F. Murdock for receiving stolen stamps was begun in the United Statfs Cir cuit Court this morning. No objection was made to any of the jurors and District Attorney Dyer pushed the case along at a rapid rate. The chief interests this forenoon lay in the evidence given by Hattie Din coin. a former bookkeeper for Mr. Mur dock, aral by Edward McNeil, who de livered the stamps to Mr. Murdock. Miss Lincoln gave her evidence with evident regret, and when she first went on the stand showed unmistakable in dications of embarrassment and emo tion. Her evidence v.as not sensational and related entirely to seeing a bunch of stamps on Mr. Murdock’s desk and to her efforts to dispose of several small lots ct' stamps. Mr. McNeil told his story without hesitating. He admitted his dealings with O’llourke and Huddeil, but claim ed that he did not receive one cent commission for handling the stamps. He claimed to be merely the agent for tlie burglars who lie said asked him to deliver the stamps to Mr. Murdock and to collect the pay for them. Judge Fos ter was unable to change his testimony in the cross examination. Fred O. Mariner, a stockholder In the Muruock «'i Freeman Company testi fied that one day he heard Mr. Mur dock say over the tvl-phone that he had no more stamps and would have no more until another break was made. Dong before the United States Cir cuit Court opened this morning every seat ill tin- court room had been taken and every available bit of standing room was occupied by a spectator. The great interest centered in the expecta tion that David F. Murdock was to he tried on the charge of receiving stamps which had been stolen from the post office at Southwest Harbor and for the stealing of which William Huddeil had been found guilty by a jury yesterday. Among the spectator- were many of the witnesses in the previous case. Mr. Murdock arrived in the court room shortly before ll> o’clock. He was ac companied by Mrs. Murdock and their daughter and by his counsel. Judge Foster and M. P. Frank, Esq. A larg“ *n robbed by William Iltiddell and that Mr. Mur dock had received the stamps fiom the agent of Huddell knowing them to he stolen. I The first witness celled by the gov ernment was Miss Hattie Lincoln, a former bookkeeper for the respondent. She look the stand hesitaintly. show ing signs of en.otion, and wliile cn tlie slan 1 evaded looking at Mr. Mill-dock. She said that she lived at West Fa'. mouth. She knew Mr. Murdock and had been in his employ for 10 or 11 years. Since the first of January. 1903, his office was on Franklin street. Part of that time witness had been in the em ploy of Murdock Freeman. Miss Lincoln was speaking very low and was r.sked by the court to speak louder. Witness went to work for Murdock Freeman in June. 1903. Mr. Mur dock occupied the small office. She saw a number of stamps in denomina (Contlnued on 2 58TH CONGRESS. I&! Adjournment Without Day o This Session of Congress. The Panama Canal Matter Discussei in Upper Branch. Compliments for Speaker Cannon Lower Body. ir Washington, April 2S.—With brief an nouneement and a sharp rap of his well worked gavel, President pro-ten. Frye adjourned the Senate sine die al 2 o'clock, today, the hour fixed bj resolution of the two houses of Con gress. The occurrence was devoid o: unusual incident and the final dost of the session was but slightly differ ent from the end of an ordinary day'i sitting. The Senate began its day's work ai 10.1:0 A. AI., but the greater part of th, time was devoted to a political debate participated in on the Republican suit by Messrs Allison and Aldrich, and 01 the Democratic side by Messrs. Gormai ami Culberson. The discussion was based on a statement by Allison of til appropriations for the session compar ing the figures for this year and fo the administration of President Roose velt with those of other years and othei administrations. The president and hi: cabinet occupied the president’s capito office room during a part of the debat. and some of the president's advisor: were among the most interested listen eis to the criticism and defense o their chief. Mrs. Roosevelt and othei members of the president's family oe cupied seats in the galleries toward: the close of tlic session. The only important acts of legisla tion during the day were the presenta tion and acceptance of conference re ports of tlie Panama canal governmeni and emergency river and harbor bills No other report aroused debate. The galleries were not greatly crowd ed at any time during the day. The Senate began business promptly at 10.30, today, in continuation of Wednesday’s legislative session, and immediately afterwards agreed to the i onfereiit-o report on the emergent y river and harbor bill. The Philippine bond bill, at tiie in stance of Mr. l.njgo was taken up and read at length, the House measure be ing substituted for the Senate meas ure. Air. Lodge .".aid he would not at temp' to press the hill at this session of Con gress. as In’ was aware chat there would he opposition to c ertain features of it. He also said that he was anx ious to guard against the admission c.I 'hinese immigrants into the Philip I ilie’s and that the purpose’ of section 0 was not to change the United States immigration laws in the Philippines but merely to shift their administra tion to the* Philippine authorities. Air. Allison, chairman of the com mittee on appropriation, submitted a series of tables prepare! by the clerks of the appropriations, showing an in crease of $28,000,000 over the appro priations over the appropriations for the- last session. lie gave th» princi pal items of increase as follows: for tlie navy, $10,000,000: on account of the postal service, including rur.il free delivery, $8,000,000. crease of $S,832.000 in the permanent annual appropriations, the chief item being $5,000,000 for the banknote re ileniption fu.ul nnd the next most im portant item being $2,250,000 for the irrigation reclamation fund. Mr. Allison also spoke of the increase in the deficiency appropriations, the principal item in that connection being the loan of $1,600,000 made to the St. Louis Kxpositiou. Replying to an in quiry from Mr. Aldrich, he said that outside the loan to the Exposition the tost of that institution on the iiational treasury, including he cost of the gov ernmental exhibit, is about $6,500,000. Speaking generally, Mr. Allison said, the appropriations were in the main for conduct of the government, and he ex pressed the opinion that they would not be criticised. He also referred to obligations assumed and said those of this jear are less than for many yoats previous. While Mr. Allison was speaking, Mr. Kittredge presented the conference re port on the Panama canal bill and it was agreed to without comment. The house resolution fixing 2 P. M., today, as the hour for the final ad journment of the session was present ed and adopted without being refeired to a committee. Resuming Allison said the obliga tions aside f’-om appropriations incur red at the present session amount to $24,000,000. Culberson presented a review of ap propriations for the past 12 years, cov ering the last administration of Cleve land and the McKinley and Roosevelt administrations. He said the total ex penditures under the Roosevelt admin istration had been *2,640,000.000 or $211, 000.00O greater than the four years of the McKinley administration and $383, 000,000 greater than in the four years of the Cleveland administration. Those in creases he sub divided as follows: Civil administration *160.000.000: Nav al $231,000,p00: military $281,000,000. He also said that for 1905. the total appropiiations on acount ocf the mili tary including Pensions, would be $387,000,000 and said that excluding the expenses of the Roer war. the military expenditures of the United States for 1903 were $32,000,000 more than those of Great Rritain for that year; $131,000,000 greater than those of Germany and $139,000,000 in excess of those of France. Replying to Allison, Gorman placed the total apropriatlons of this session at $781,000,000 and the obligations in curred at over $24,000,000. nor more than (Continued on page 4.) THROUGH BRAIN f Osgood Dead but the Wife May Survive. I Fatal Shooting Near Richmond Early This Morning. Murder Did Not Occur—There Was Suicide. W. E. Osgood of Hiram. Me., killed himself on Train T1 near Richmond ear ly this morning: after attempting to kill his wife, who was formerly an Augusta woman. Mrs. Osgood is now at the city hospital in a serious condition. Train 71, Conductor M. M. Tarr, which is due at Augusta at 12.59 A. M„ was the scene of a terrible tragedy just after leaving Richmond. A couple, who had been setting in one of the couches drew the attention of the passengers by a few sharp words. Just as the pas sengers looked around, the man was seen to rise in his seat with a revol ver in his hand. The woman tried to wrest it from him, but did not succeed in so doing. He stood up in the car and presented the weapon at her head and fired, the shot taking effect in the left temple. He then turned the pistol on himself, firing a shot through his own head, falling in the aisle. Roth were unconscious when the train offi cials reached them. When the train got into Gardiner. City Marshal F. K. Andrews was notified, who took the train to Augusta. Conductor Tarr said the couple got on the train at Portland. No one on the train was acquainted with the couple, but a telegram found on the man was as follows: Augusta, Maine. April26. "Left on boat, today, for aunts in Ronton. Confidential.” The telegram was to W. E. Osgood. From papers found it was evident that the woman was his wife and that he had threatened her before and that she had left him, but joined him to her sorrow. Reports received from the City hos pital, early tills morning, raid thM Mrs. Osgood was still alive, hut her condition was considered critical. CHARGES IMMORALITY. Liberia Missionary Denounces Consular Officials Located There. Washington, April 2S.—Charges of gross immorality on the part of con sular officials located in Liberia. wer» made by Miss A. A. Klein at today’s session of the Florence Crittenton mis sion. in a talk on “Preventive and res cue work t'or girls in Africa.” Miss Klein has been Liberia as a missionary of the Lutheran church stationed at Muhlonberg, 35 miles from the capital. She said foreign consuls, when on their way to the interior on business frequently stopped at her mis- j sion station and spoke lightly of their excesses. Native women, she said, were I regarded by those consuls as legitimate prey and criminal assault was common. Miss Klein declared the natives, at least near where she was stationed, I uphold a high standard of morals, j Adultery is punished by stoning to death, and natives live according to the Mosaic laws. The conditions she de scribed. she said, had greatly Impaired tlic work cf the missionaries. •Miss Klein specifically exempted the Rev. Ernest Lyon, the United States consul at Monrovia, the capital, from the charges and paid a high tribute to him. RAILROAD CONNECTION. Cape Ann Cut Out from Outside Com munication. Gloucester. Mass.. April 28.—Cape Ann was cut off from railroad connec tion with the rest of the state, today, by a landslide hieh covered th? tracks of the Boston and Maine rail road near West Gloucester station to a. depth of three feet for a distance of seventy feet. The heavy rains of the past two days had loosened the sand and gravel. There were no trains in the vicinity at tiie time of the slide and the rail road officials were notified of the oc currence in plently of time to avoid an accident. The fuse in an armor-piercing shell is so constructed that when the pro jectile strikes a ship’s armor-plate, the delay in action is just enough to let It pass through the plate. Should the shell strike a thin plate like the shell of a torpedo-boat or strike a glancing blow it will always burst within ten

Metropolitan Stock Exchange Incorporated 1S90, Law* of Maaa. Cony House 0. B. PECKHUI, MGR. PHONE, 227-2. marTUodtf TO THE BOTTOM. Official Version of the Japanese Transport’s Sinking. Soldiers Refused to Surrender and Went to Their Doom. Expected That Important Battles Will Soor Occur. fit. Petersburg, April 28—Russia* torpedo boats belonging to the Vladi vostok squadron, sank a Japanese mili tary transport, the Kinshiu Maru. of tons during the night of April 26. "ith ali on board with the exception of 17 officers. 20 soldiers. Oil of the crew and 8a coolie carriers. The others, who refused to surrender, were sent to the bottom with the ship. St. Petersburg. April 2S.—The minis try of tlie interior denies the reports of the discovery of a revolutionary plot at Warsaw. No arrests in this con nection have been made. St. Petersburg. April 28-Regarding the alleged attempts to destroy the Russian protected cruisers Isumrud and Jemlle chug (now building at the Nevsky works by Finns) the minister of the interior explains that a poliee Inquiry has estab lished that the report grew out of the accidental loss of a few barrels of govern ment dynamite which were found by chil dren. who set It on fire some distance front the shipyards. No attempt was made to blow up the ships. St. Petersburg. April 23.-2.0a P. M —The operations of the Vladivostok squadron have revived the spirits of the people of St. Petersburg, who have been downcast since the destruction of the Potropavlovsk anti the consequent confinement or the Port Arthur squadron to the harbor. The fact that the navy is doing something In offensive character appeals to the pop ular mind, which has been unable to ap preciate tlie reason for the inactivity ot tlu* fine ships of the Vladivostok squad ron. It i« generally recognized that Rear Ad miral Ycszen cannot do more than fright en the Japanese and compel them to ex ercise greater care in their military move ments, as the sinking of a few transports or even cruisers can have no permanent effect on the result of the war. Moreover lie Is bound by his instructions not to risk his ships unduly, the Intention being to keep tliem safe for an attack of the Bal tic fleet when it arrives in the Pacific. St. Petersburg is loaded with rutnor* regarding the sinking of the Japanese military transport, the Kinshiu Maru. report has it that 3u)0 men were aboard the transport when she went down, but the admiralty insists that these were onlv 200. It is said that the Emperor is highly in dignant over the affair and that he will relieve Yeszcn and order him to be court martialed. This report lacks confirmation In re sponsible naval circles, where it is reit erated that no other course could he pur sued and that the admiral only llred when the Japanese categorically refused to sur render and adopted a hostile attitude. London. April 29.—The Daily Tele graph's Tokio correspondent asserts that the Kttssian cruisers slipped past the Japap.ee squadron during a tog and regained the harbor of Vladivostok. This is the only additional news that has reached London concerning the Vladivostok squadron. No further tie tails have been received regarding the sinking of the Japanese transport Kinshiu Marti, which incident is much commented on here as proving that the Japanese placed too great confidence in tneir commund of the sea and there is no doubt that it will induce greater vigilance on their part. There is some inclination to criticise harshly the ac tion of Hear Admiral Yeszen but most of this morning's papers prefer to await particulars of the affairs before passing judgment upon it. The report that the Japanese have occupied Klullen Cheng has not been confirmed. According to the 'Standard’s Tien Tsin correspondent the whole country outside the great wall is absolutely Hooded and any move of the land forces is Impracticable for the present. Washington, April 28.—The following (Continued on page 2.) n A Few Facts ABOUT WAITT BOND Blackstone CIGARS. Rich, mild, aromatic and spicy are the qualities which go to make the Waitt Bond Blackstone the stan dard of all 10-cent Cigars. This Is ob tained by having one of our Directors a resident of Cuba, and an expert Judge of Havana, selecting only such Tobacco as contains the above points, from the cream of each crop; this, coupled with our long experience In manufacturing, and employtnfg only •killed Union workmen, glvee to the Smoker the cleanest, sweetest and most delicious smoke It Is possible to produce. The proof that the Smoker appre ciates this fact Is that our yearly sales are many millions ahead of our nearest competitor in 10-cent Cigars. QUALITY COUNTS. WaittA. Bond, Inc., Manufacturer* 67 Eidedt St, Mu

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FOUND GUILTY. George Gee Convicted of Mur dering His Cousin. He Will Appear Before Judge for Sentence, Today, “It’s as Much as I Could Expect,” Said Gee. Woodstock, N. R. April 28.—George Gee, was, this afternoon, found guilty ot murdering his cousin. Milly Gee, Chief Justice Tuck remanded him for sentence, tomorrow morning. The trial lasted two days, the defence being in sanity and that the girl died as the result of ar; operation performed by local doctors just after the shooting. The court charged strongly against Gee. When he heard the verdict and was being taken to his cell he remark ed: "Its as much as I could expect.” Gee who had been keeping company ■with his cousin Milly was ordered to cease his attentions. On March 11. h" was one of a party at her home in Holrnsville and then was drinking. About 3 A. M. Gee left but called the girl lo the door and shot her through the abdomen with a rifle. A few hours later he gave himself up. The girl died three days after the shooting. MORE TANGLES Complication in Mr*. Clcmence Cowles Dodge-Morse Case. New York. April 28.—A much inter rupted matrimonial vojage has been that of Clemenee Cowles, as she was known when a maiden, but who has since been Mrs. Charles S. Dodge an 1 Mrs. Charles W. Morse, her husband In ihe latter case being well known in business circles as the head of the ice trust. Instead of getting back on a smooth sea, Tuesday, as she hoped to do, she is put in the position of being able to call neither man her husband. Her choice now would be Morse, but legally she cannot claim him, because Judge Davis, in the supreme court. Tuesday, refused to annul the annulment of her most lerent marriage. Mrs. Clcmence Cowles Dodge-Morse is now in Paris, whence Morse has just returned, and where it is not admitted he visited the woman, who has been strenuously seeking to regain l.is name. Dodge is down in Texas, which lie per sistently refuses to leave, and may be unable to do so even if lie wanted to, bemuse reports from the various places lhat he visits speak of him as living so rapid a life that lie is likely to die. It is quite certain that Mr. and Mrs. Dodge-Morse have been living togetle r in Paris and are confidently awaiting the outcome of the legal complications in this city that Mr. Morse is anxious to rehabilitate Mrs. Dodge-Morse as his wife and that the only obstacle has been the peculiar legal proceedings that have enveloped the ease. A person connected with the case from the outset, when asked as to the effect of Judge Davis’ decision, said: As soon as Mr. Morse was advised that the Dodge decree of divorce had been Improperly secured, he promptly applied to have it Reinstated, as was his duty to his wife and to the court. That application was granted after the tak ing of testimony, although Mrs. Dodge Morse was not then in the country, and the court granting the order knew she had not been personally served with papers. "The vacating of the judgment which annulled the marriage between Mr. and Mrs. Morse was then regarded only as a matter of form, and is still so regard ed. It is so manifestly in the interest of Mrs. Dodge-Morse that this shall be done that her consent was and is still regarded as a foregone conclusion. It is merely a question of the time needed to communicate with her. Mrs. podge. Morse will now oh invited to give her formal consent to vacate the judgment and thus remove the last obstacle in ihe way of a formal reinstatement of their relations.” Mrs. Dodge-Morse got her absolute divorce from Dodge in the supreme court here in 1S9N. On June IS, -901. she married Morse, In the Fifth avenue Prosbyetrian church, the bride being given away by Mayor Robert Van Wyck. Some two years later Dodge sue. •■ceded in having the decree which Mrs. Dodge-Morse obtained against him va cated. and In the eyes of the law she. while married to Morse, again became the wife of Dodge. Mrs. Dodge-Morse then obtained a judgment annulling her marriage to Morse on the ground that she. though Innocent of the wrong, was Still the wife of Podge. Subsequently letters purporting to have been written by Dodge retaining Mortimer A. Huger as his counsel to represent him at the trial of his wife’s suit were Said to have been discovered. A suit was then brought to have the decree annulling Mrs. Podge-Morse’s divorce from Podge vacated. A ref er ee decided that Podge had retained counsel and Justice Traux reinstated the divorce. ROYAL RECEPTION. President Loubet Accorded Warm Greeting at Rome. Romo. April 28.—Pres. Tjoubet left Rome for Naples, Thursday. His de parture was spoiled by rain, which kept away many people who would other wise have been present. Still the rou'e was crowded. The President was con tinually cheered. He went all the way to the railroad station with his hat in his hand and seated In an open car riage. In taking leave of the authorl tles. M. I-oubet expressed his warmest thanks to Premier Giolitti. saying h' would ever be grateful to the people of Rome and would never forget the reception they accorded him. King Victor Emmanuel accompanied Pres. Loubet to Naples, so as to be present at the great naval review there, Friday. Signor Giolitti was prevented from going to Naples, as he had to go to Turin, as crown notary, to be present at the baptism of the Duke of Genoa s daughter, born Monday hist. The budget for the city of Paris for 1904 amounts in receipts and expenses, to a total sum of J65.06o.47j. ON THE RACK. (Continued from page 1) tions of twos and ones. She indicated the thickness of the pile by pointing off a half inch on her finger. Judge Foster said that he could not hear or see the witness. “You will have to sit where you can, then,” Mr. Dyer said. “Well, X shan't, and I want to hear her testimony.” Witness said that she asked Mr. Mur dock where he got the stamps and was toid that he received them from a cus tomer in payment of a bill. The stamps laid on the desk several days or weeks, witness did not know which. Had seen Edward McNeil In the office quite often. Had seen him twice at the office when he brought packages to the office. Did not know what the packages contained. Had counted the stamps sev eral times. She put up one package con taining $7) worth of stamps. These stamps were sent to S. F. Petts of Boston. She left Murdock Freeman in the fall, stamps were not there when she left. She sold stamps for him several times. Mr. Murdock told her to take out stamps in small lots and dispose of them. She did not remi mber of ever seeing any postage due stamps there. Had sold $1 in stamps to Arthur Moulton, some to Mr. Ilrantz. a junk dealer; W. D. Buck in the square, and fJ worth to Fred Hoop er of Oren Hooper's Sons, and others, hut had forgotten their names. Sh" never saw any record of the stamp transactions, and no record of their sale was put in the cash book. Respondent kept books for his notes, rents, etc. The cross-examination of Miss Lincoln was conducted by Judge Foster. She worked for Mr. Murdock alone un til a year ago last June. After that she worked tor Murdock and Freeman. Iler duties while working for Mr. Murdock were typewriting, collecting rents and do-, ing small errands. She worked for Murdock and Freeman for about three months, or from the last week in June to the last week of Septem ber. Since then she had been at her home. She told again the story of seeing the stamps. They were lying on the open desk. There was no attempt at conceal ment. I'nder cross-examination Miss Lincoln spoke up more clearly and in a firmer tone of voice. Many people went in and out of the office while the stamps were exposed but neither the witness nor respondent did anything to conceal them. Mr. Murdock told her that he had re ceived the stamps from a customer. Mr. Murdock told her to do up $.'i0 in stamps and send them to S. K. i’etts of lioston. Mr. Murdock and Mr. Pelts had dealings ever since she could remember. Stic never heard McNeil mention stamps in the office. Questioned in regard to the stamps which she personally sold, she said that Mr. Murdock told her to take $i0 in stamps to Arthur Moulton. Mr. .Moulton said that he did not want the stamps, but the bookkeeper lor him took $4 wot til. She tried to sell ti.e remainder to others whom she knew. She did not tell any of these people that the stamps were stolen, because she did not think that they were. She thought that Mr. Murcock had received them in toe regular course of business. Never made any attempt to conceal the stamps but always carried them openly. Respondent had never re quested her to conceal them. Judge Foster askee: •'Did you ever see anything in Ihe maimer of Mr. •Murdock that made you think that the stamps were stolen'.’” "No. sir.” “That’s all." Ry Mr. Dyet: "Did you ever sne anything to make you change this opinion?” Judge Foster objected to this ques tion and it was ruled out. Mr. Dyer said as he took his seat: "The situation of the witness is sue.i that it is useless to ask her any more questions.” Fred O. Mariner, a member of the firm of Murdock Freeman, was the next witness. He said that he was a small stock holder in the corporation of Murdock ,f Stoughton on trial in the Norfolk superior couit for tile killing of Harris H. Poole in that town August 2 of last year. The jury was out but a few moments. Judge Taft imposed a sentence of life im prisonment in tile state prison, the first day to be in solitary confinement. IN COLOMBIA. Last Accounts Say Army Has Not Been Reduced. Poerota, Colombia, April 2fi—(IMay'd in transmission) Francisco Mateus has been appointed minister of foreign af fairs and Dr. Jlico has been made min ister to France. The elections for members of the as sembly passed off quietly. The congressional elections will be held next Sunday. The army is not to be reduced. The Militia in Ontario. Ottawa. Out.. April 2S.—Announce ment is authorized that the rural mili tia on a police footing, will ljo called out for training this year. The number will be 40 from each company, a total of about 40,000 men. BANKERS’ ASSOCIATION. Plans for Issuing Money Orders by Banks Adopted. New York. April 2$.—Plans for Issuing mone> orders by banks have been adopted by the executive council of the American bankers' Association in session, here. The coun [contract with some surety companv for guaranteeing the orders. The new sys tem is to go into operation as soon as the arrangements with the surety companv have been made. The state of Utah has established a holiday in honor of germs. It is called Oeneral Health Day and is the first Monday in October. On this day all theaters, churches, public halls, hotels, boarding houses, etc., must be thor oc2hly disinfected. TO THE BOTTOM. (Continued from page 1.) cablegram from Tokio has beep- re ceived by the Japanese minister here: “The commander of the Japanese naval detachment sent to the 'ialu re ports that the detachment arrived on the 25th at the mouth of the Yalu and that while ascending the river the Russian artillery fired upon the detach ment from the bank opposite Yongara pho but without effect. Russian cavalry appeared at the Delta of the river but retreated upon being fired upon by the Japanese naval detachment. About 100 Russian cavalrymen fired upoy the Japanese steam launches whereupon the Japanese torpedo boats answered and the enemy fled behind the hills leaving many wounded. There were no casualties on the Japanese side. About 5 P. XI. on the 26tli the enemy again fired upon the Japanese from the direc tion of Antun. The Japanese replied and the Russians were silenced after about an hour's fighting. The Japanese sustained no loss.” Paris. April 28.—'The Temps corres pondent at St. Petersburg, telegraphs as follows: A Russian column is about 20 miles from Gensan where the Japanese gar rison has fortified itself. The Vladivos tok s'luadiou supports the movement of the Russian column. Some skirmishes have occurred on the right bank of the Yalu, resulting fa vorably to the Russians. Thus far on ly the advance guard of the Japanese has crossed the river, but the passage of the entire Japanese army is iminent. Chicago, April 2S.—A party of young women who are on their way to Port Arthur to act as Russian nurses, ar rived in Chicago, today. The party is under the leadership of the countess of Ravanda who lias lived several years in Russia. Countess Havada is an American by birth, a native of Now Orleans. The six young women accom panying the countess belong to promi nent families in New York, Boston and Pittsburg. St. Petersburg. April 28.—The admiralty denies that treasure amounting to $6, 000,000 went down with the battleship Petropavlovsk. No Russian warship car ries more than 150,000. Tokio, April 27.—A telegram from Gen san reports that the Japanese transport Kinshiu Main has been sunk near Shin po. north of Gensan. The dispatch fails to state whether the transport was wreck ed or sunk by the Russians. The Kinshiu Maru was a vessel of 5000 tons and be longed to the Nippon Yusen Kaislia. The vessel formerly ran between Japanese ports and Bombay. St. Petersburg. April 28.—Rear Admiral Riim-ki-KorssakolT, the governor of Arch angel. has been appointed commander of tile Black sea fleet. I.iao Yang. Ai>ril 28.—The delay of the forward movement of the Japanese into Manchuria is due to the exceptionally se vere weather, it is reported that there is considerable suffering among the Jap anese troops due to illness and the cold weather. OFFICIAL REPORT. Admiral Yeszen Submits Details of Previous Naval Battle. St. Petersburg, April 28.—Russian torpedo boats belonging to the Vladi vostok squadron sank a Japanese mil itary transport, the Kinshiu Maru of 4000 tons, during the night of April 26. with all on board, with the exception of ]7 officers, 20 soldiers, 65 of the crew and 85 coolie carriers. The others, who refused to surrender, were sent to the bottom with the ship. The official report of Rear Admiral Yeszen to the Emperor is as follows: “During the night of April 26, two Russian torpedo boats met at sea the Japanese military transport Kinshiu Maru, of 4000 tons laden with rice and other military stores and about 1500 tons of coal. The transport was armed with lour Hotchkiss guns of 47 milli meters. The Russians captured on hoard 17 officers, 20 soldiers, 85 coolies and 65 ef the crew, who surrendered. The remainder of the men who were to form a landing party and who were left without officers, absolutely refused to surrender or go on board a Russian cruiser. Furthermore, they offered armed resistance to the Russians. “In the end they were sent to the bot tom with the transport.” The number of men drowned is not given. Admiral Yeszen also reports that be sides the sinking of the Japanese steamer floyo Maru at Gensan. April 25, the Russians sank at sea the same evening the Japanese steamer Naka mura Maru, of 220 tons, whose crew was saved. CORRESPONDENTS NUMEROUS. Japanese Government Cables State Department to That Effect. Washington, April 2S.—The gre 11 number of newspaper correspondents dispatched to tlio Far East has over whelmed the Japanese government, and I'nited States Minister Griseom, today, tabled the state department from Tokio that further applications in tiehalf of correspondents for per mission to accompany the Japanese forces in the field cannot be granted. It is estimated that there already arc at least Jim American and European correspondents travelling with the Japanese army. FOR BLOODLESS WAR. Inventor's Humane Bombshells That Will Put Soldiers to Sleep. “War is hell," said Sherman. We may nil agree, but it is so interesting that it will bo as immortal as. Ltunto s Inferno. A Hungarian honefactor of the spe cies has invented a means for making it truly humane—without its guilt, and with only flve-and-twenty per cent, of its danger, as Mr. Jorrocks observed of hunting. This amiable genius, whose experi ence of war dates back to the Austrian campaigns against France in lSr>9 arul against Prussia in 186G. has hit. he de clares, on a solution of the problem of making military omelettes without breaking eggs. I He has invented a r.ew kind of sh’ll j w hich on bursting liberates a gas war- ranted to incapacitate ail who breathe j it, without producing any permanently1 serious effects. A single shell of the hind bursting between the decks of a warship would cotivert it into the Palace of the Sleeping Beauty; only when the crew recovered they would fiind themselves laid up In a hostile port. j A regiment thus put out of action i would be none the worse in a few days, but thi y would need to give parole not to tight again, or wars would never end. Tills sounds like a fairy-tale, but it is by no means scientifically impossible. The inventor is full of confidence that he can do what he promises and is now in communication with the Japan ese government. His national hatred of Russia. dating back to 1848, prevented him from approaching the czar, to whose pacific tastes such an invention should specially appeal. If the shells in question prove to be efficacious—the Hague convention must include a new clause to the effect that all combatants once put out of action are to consindor themselves dead till the end of the war. In the future army at least one-half will consist of an ambu lance corps for the removal of these inert bodies. More probably regular armies will be put down, and there will be a premium on volunteering. DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE. They Are Making Arrangements for Event at St. Louis. ,St. Louis, April 28.—The sub-commit tee of the National Democratic com mittee in charge of the arrangement for tile national Democratic convention to be held here, July 6, convened at the permanent headquarters of the na tional committee in the Jefferson hotel, today. John Schroers, chairman of the lo cal committee of arrangements for the convention, submitted a report. It was stated during the meeting that the aggregate number of tickets to be issued for the convention would not ex ceed 9500. Seven hundred and fifty seats will be reserved for the press. The committee approved Mr. Schro er’s suggestion to place a telephone in every state delegation which will con nect with a telephone on the main plat form and afford service to ail parts of the hall. In ihe lobbies an additional number of telephones affording long distance connections will be installed. DRIVEN TO SUICIDE. Now York Woman Kills Herself—Once Was Wealthy. New York. April 2S.—Leaving letter* saying that she had once been a wo man of wealth, but had lost all her money and had been driven to suieide. Mrs. S. J. Keim, 22 years of age. killed herself with poison, today, in the Ven doir.o hotel. In one of the letters the woman requested the coroner to notify her brothers. S. S. and .1. Frank Page, of Obcrlin. Pa., of her death, and an other short note asked that word be sent to K. O. Shafner of 317 Uroa i street, Harrisburg, Pa. Very little information concerning the woman could be obtained at the hotel. It was said she had come to the place from another hotel about six months ago and that she was believed to be an actress. STRIKE SETTLEMENT. Counter Workers at Lynn Return to Their Labors. Lynn, Mass.. April 2X.—The strikOaOf 600 counter workers on April G hr a 'umbre of the Lynn shoe factories was settled, today, at a conference between th.e Manufacturers' Association and the union, and the men, together with *00 women, boys and girls who went out in sympathy, will return to work im mediately. The men will receive a half holiday on Saturday and work 55 hours a week during six months of the year. Dur ing the winter months ttie men will work f.9 hours a week. The pay for titting. counterwork and dinking is in creased $1 per week, while the wages of women, hoys and gilds are increased from $5 and $6 to 57.50 and $S per week. ARMY REFORM. New Scheme Proposed in House of Commons. London, April 28.—At a meeting of tho Volunteer Ycfcmanry committee in the House of Commons, tonight, it was stated that Arnold Forster, secretary of war, under his new scheme of army reform, intends to reduce the volun teer force by 80,000, the militia by 04 battalions and the yeomanry by 120 men per battalion. The meeting resolved to send a depu tation to Premier I’.alfour to protest against the proposed reduction. COLLIER AGROUND. Caesar Reported to Be on the Logger head Buoy. Washington, April 2S.—The com mandant of the navy lard at Key West telegraphed to the navy department, today, that the collier Caesar is aground on Loggerhead buoy, Tortugas group. The Massasolt has been sent from Key West to her assistance and Admiral Barker has been directed to send another boat to her aid. THOMAS C. DAWSON. Appointed as United States Minister to San Domingo. Washington, April 28.—President Roosevelt has appointed Thomas C. Dawson of Iowa, at present secretary of the United States legation at Rio Janeiro, Brazil, as United States min ister to San Domingo. The office has ;.ust been provided for by legislation and carries with it a salary of $0000 a year. MINERS BURIED. Serious Caving In of Coal Mine in Spain. Madrid, April 28.—The caving in of a coal mine at Tocina. Sevilla, today, buried many miners. Fifty bodies have been recovered. Ten miners were res cued, but ail of them are badly injured. A GUARANTEED CURE FOR PILES Itching Blind, Bleeding or Protruding o w1" refund money If fails to cure you In 6 to 11 days. r I INAL, ot I I LcmcNT Between Fair Estate and Heirs of Mrs Charles Fair. New YnrU, April 28.—It has Just beer learned that the terms of the final set tlement between the Fair estate and the heirs of Mrs. Charles L. Fair will entail a total payment to the Nelson, of New Jersey, representing Mrs. Fair-* family of nearly $775,000 exclusive ol personal property estimated to bt worth $50,000 and $60,000. It is understood says the American that the Nelsons have accepted $250, 000 in cash as a compromise for their claims and that the battle ifor the Fair millions is ended. Besides this sum, they will eventually receive approxi mately $100,000 additional. As they re ceived $425,000 in Sept. 1902, their total inheritance amounts to nearly $775,000. This final arrangement is In accor dance with an iron bound afreement which the Nelsons have signed not tc offer any further obstacle to a com plete and final settlement. According to the same authority the James G. Fair estate in San Francisco within two weeks. Mrs. Oelrichs will leave for San Francisco this week to join her sister Mrs. W. K. Vanderbilt jr., who with her husband, already has proceeded to the Pacific coast. By the terms of the settlement, it is said, Mrs. Vandebilt and Mrs. Oelrichs will receive about $2,000,000 each from the estate of their brother. They will at the same time receive some $8,000, 000 as the portion of the James G. Fair estate which would have gone to their brother Charles, who was killed witn his wife while automobiling in France. EMPEROR WILLIAM’S VIEWS. Expresses Open Dissatisfaction on War Matters. Berlin, April 28—The Vossische Zeit ung says Emperor William lias ex pressed open dissatisfaction with the management of affairs in Southwest Africa. The Tabglisehe Rusndschau prints a letter from Southwest Africa, appar ently written by one of Col. Duerr’s officers, describing the annoyance to which the officers and men are sub jected. Upon landing at Swakopmund the local customs official insisted a minute examination of their baggage and supplies and collected duties on the officers sporting rifles, wine, cigars etc. This examination delayed the de parture of the column for the front and many of the privates had to leave without their baggage and accoutre ments because the railroad authorities wanted space to carry private goods which paid freight. The army supplies left at Swakopmund were stored in sheds from which large quantities were stolen. Political circles assert that the ob ject of Emperor William in ordering chancellor Von Buelow to Karlsruhe was to confer with him on the African situation. It is expected that the em: pernr will reach a speedy decision and order large reinforcement to Africa. 1 TO WEST INDIES. Sailing of South Atlantic Squadron; from Pensacola. Pensacola, Fla., April 28.—The first of the squadrons of the combined fleet to leave Pensacola, was the South At lantic squadron, which sailed, today, and it will be followed by a scaterlng of the vessels that have been here two months. The South Atlantic squadron, composed of the Brooklyn, Atlantic and fastine and commanded by Hear Ad miral f'ha«. vick, goes to the West In dies for a short stay. The European squadron will sail as soon as its flagship, the Olympia, ar rives from New Orleans. The Alabama is under orders to pro ceed before May 9. to Guantanamo. The Missouri will leave in a few days for New York, for^examillation and re pairs. No orders have come for the coast squadron under Admiral Sands, which is composed of the Texas as a flagship and several monitors and torpedo boat destroyers. STATEMENT FALSE. New Bedford Minister Denies Story Quoted from Him. New Bedford. Mass.. April 28.—Rev. XV. B. Geohegan of this city, who has been quoted as having said at the Channing conference in Providence yesterday, that the Boston University would before long turn from Methodist to Unitarian, denied, today, that he made any such statement, or that he had ever conversed with President Huntington of the unix’ersity on the subject. "My only reference.” said Mr. Geo hegan. today, “to Boston University was this: ‘That its theological school was the most liberal of all Methodist schools.' PRINCE PU LUN. Chinese Commissioner General to World’s Fair Arrives. Rt. Louis. Mo.. April 28.—Prince Pu Dun, the imperial Chinese commis sioner general to the World's Fair, ar rived here, today. He was met by a reception committee headed by Presi dent David R. Francis of the World's Fair and Mayor Rolla Wells. The carriage used by Prince Pu Dun was made for his use. It is of elaborate construction and was drawn by four bay horses, spanned and matched. A postilion rode each horse. ON SERIOUS CHARGE. Soston Man Represents Organization Which Never Existed. Newark, N. T„ April 28.-Raymond Mahbney, who says he lives In Boston, Mass., was arrested here, today, by De tective Carroll on a ch; rge of soliciting money for the widows and orphans of the Brakemen and Switchmen’s Relief Association. The police say there is no such organization in xistence. ARREST IN MICHIGAN. An Alleged Swindler Meets Hie Wa terloo, New York. April 28—A telegram was received, today, by 4 detective agency in this city, annouiv ing H. M. Wither- out, an alleged fciger and swindler, j who is under indict lent for grand lar- 1 ceny in the frst dwee for having ob tained $18,8<H' on raised bank drafts from the Nassau T 11st Co. of Brooklyn, had been arrested .1 Alpena, Allah. 1 VALET, NOT MILLIONAIRE. Pretty Actreea Say, She Wai Deceived by Her Husband. New York. April 2S.—It wasn’t exact ly a “J. Ogden Ooelet affair”—fortu nately for the prlrl—as she got married In this case. However, even with a I wedding certificate; it isn't pleasant for a young bride to see her husband stand up in court and be counted as among the prisoners sent to cells. Worse still, the charge was grand lar ceny in this case. She had been wedded to him in one of those romantic moments in the Lit tle Church Around the Corner—and woke up next morning. That’s about as far as the case went in Jefferson Market Court. Pretty Hazel Hughes, who lives with her mother in No. 151 West 108th street, is a young actress, and had an admirer who said he lived in the Hol land House. He said he came from the old and wealthy Chambers family, but must be content to pass as Edward Theodore Chalmes until he came into his estate. So she was delighted with the jewels he gave her and was con tent to wait for her share in the real family name as soon as the distin guished Chalmes could make himself knoKn as the Chambers heir. In the Holland House, also, was a valet to Charles E. Kohl, who is a wealthy man, living there with his family. The valet was known simply as Chalmes—sometimes pronounced by the angry Kohl “chump." and lived in No. 127 East Forty-seventh street A trail of lost Jewels, traced from th» dressing case of Mrs. Kohl to the fin gers and neck of the pretty brid-» served to establish the fact the valet was “Chambers” and the hotel detec tives did the rest. The whole story was told to Magistrate Whitman, who held the pretended heir to a rich es tate in $1,500 bail foi a hearing, as be ing a mere valet, charged with steal ing jewels valued by Mrs. Kohl at sev eral hundred dollars. Last August, so the story ran. as to] J by the distressed little bride, she met Chalmes through friends, and he seemed to take a great fancy to her. As he is a fine looking man. even for a valet, she became interested. He told her. she said, that he was the son of a millionaire and desired above all things to show her through ills apartments in the Holland House. She went there with him several times and admired the paintings and listened as he talked to the family tree. Then they went to the "Little Church Around the Corner” •iiiu were married. A« a prospective heir. Chalmes played the part properly by going ta live with his mother-in-law. Cut the money wasn’t coming in from any where, and the bride finally decided to return to the stage. She had made a hit io.a company on the road, and de cided ilt best to return there until holmes came into his inheritance. The husband raised a row she was -amazed and decided to go to the Hol land House and learn something about him. The young woman was amused at. teaming "there was no family. named Chalmes staying there'.' The 'hotel clerk was touched by her evident dis tress, and after raking his hpiifs. re membered a Chalmes, a -Mrs. Chalmes had her wits about JafFby that time, and asked to see Mr. Kohl. Mr. Kohl was kindly and thoughtful, but said he was compelled to admit Chalmes was only a valet. He had cOrne well recommended, but was no heir so far as Kohl knew. Then the little i'oman began to cry. may as well know the rest." Kohl. “Where did you get that diamond locket and that silver Chattf&foe bag and that—” *‘My fcufcband gave them to me,” Mrs. ChalPWBl:<iftk.with dignity. good recommendations. 1 fell in love with my .wife and am deeper in love iban ever.fl deceived her as to tny fi nancial condition, but don’t think sh* will press tv charge against me. I have written to Mr. Kohl offering to make amends for what I have done, and hope to li\o happfre with my lovely wife af ter all.” m K^yvere stolen from my TOfmer man servant. I'm Skfts a case for the detec said Chalmes in hi3 ■nployed by P. A. B. coming here, and had FORTUNE AWAITS HER. warrenville, N. J., Woman Enriched by Finding Papers. 7"r.k- April -JS.-Thrm.Kh (ho nrol 5«J* v fln<? of sl'mr' papers, Mrs. Nicho las anwlnkle, of Warrenville, N. J.. has learneil she is entitled to share In an es tate valued at *.'00.000, which has been left kor mother. Mrs. Harry Havens, who died a short time acn in Michigan, r or thirty years Mrs. Vanwinkle has not seen her parents. Now she finds her father is still living'. When a small child, she was adopted by a family named Campbell. living in Brooklyn, and a prom was exacted that she should never lie told her real name or the whereabouts of her parents. After her marriage to Mr. Vanwinkle she lived in North Plainfield, and then the couple moved to a farm at Warrenville. the wife having been berpieathed a small sum by the Campbells. Mrs. Vanwinkle has been notified by the lawyer for her mother's estate that $12 D00 now awaits her, and this is only an advance payment on her share of the estate. She whs Id* eated through some papers found by the lawyer when settling up the dead woman'* affairs. The number of cattle In estimated at 25.000.000. PROPOSALS FOR MASO#*. Sealed proposals will be received at the office of Butler Butler. SkoWhegar Maine until noon of the twentieth day a May, 1904. for the building or the mftsor substructure of a steel highway brifl over the South Channel of the Kennebec River in Skowhegan Village. Bids will be received on two plans, vl*:— First. For the substructure for a one span bridge, calling for two abutments of second class masonry. Second. For the substructure for a two span bridge, calling for the same mas onry as above and a central pier about thirty feet high, of first-class masonry. Plans and specifications may be had on application to Butler Butler, Skowhe ;an, Maine. Each proposal must he accompanied by certified check for the sum of five hun* Ired dollars, payable to C. A. Marston, Chairman of Bridge Committee. Said heck to be returned if bid Is not ac :epted. To the successful bidder the •heek will be returned upon the execution )f the contract and filing of a proper mnd for its performance. Reserving the ight to reject any and all bids CHA9. A MARSTON, S. W. PHILBRICK, A. K. BUTLER. Committee, pr27dlwbothedi

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through the mails Serious Charge Against Two Women at Portland. Prominent Hotel Man and Wife Re cipient of Letters. Federal Authorities Finally Take Mat ter in Hand. Portland. Me., April 28.—The Express says, tonight: The sensational arrests by govern ment authorities which it has been re ported since the arrest of David F. Murdock, would soon be made, were, in fact, made, this morning, when Mrs. N'llie Suett, wife of John \V. Swett, and Miss Jennie Hollis were taken into custody, it was presumed that the ar rests referred to were in connection with the stamp transactions and in volved prominent people, but the de velopments of the morning showed that ,j.. re was no foundation for the rumor. The arrest, early this morning, of Mrs. Nellie Swett, wife of John Swett. and of Jennie Hollis, a boarder at Swetts Hotel, on a charge of conspira _v, v.a;- one of the sensations of the day. The arrests were made on in dietments returned by the grand jury of tie- United States circuit court and the conspiracy alleged is that Mrs. Sv.ott and Miss Hollis sent scurilous letters or caused to be sent scurrilous letters through the mails to Charles S. Swett, proprietor of Swetts hotel and It, his wife. 1 II li* »l« Mill, .111*1 in'. ...n Murdock o.ise hud been finished for the inoridng. Nellie Swa-tt and Jennie Hol lin were brought into court and ar uigiied. Hotli [.leaded not guilty and u re placed under bonds of $1000 each their appearance from day to day. Moses II. Intie and Howard K. Mans field went on the bonds. The arrests were made at C o’clock, this morning, by Deputy United States Marshal It. Norton. Mrs. Swett was arrest'd at h- r room at the Temple hotel and Miss Jennie Ilollis in her room at Swells hotel. The evidence which was presented before the grand jury, was worked up by Post office In spector Charles K. Jennings, who was assisted by Inspector Birdseye of the postal service. Shortly after Charles S. Swett was married he began to receive through the mails letters containing pictures and matter of an annoying natdre. At the same time Mrs. Charles S. Swett received letters also. These letters were mailed front all parts of the Cnit 1 Stab's, many of them coming from the Western part of the gauntry, for a long time no clue could* toe ob tained to the writers. £1 A. Neiss was detailed to look up the case. After a careful examination he was unable to find anything upon which the govern ment could make a case. The letters though annoying did not violate any of the federal statutes. Later the writers became bolder, opened them "elves tp prosecution and Inspectors Jennings and Birdseye gathered suffi cient wWftenoe to present to the grand jury wWeh resulted in an indh tmet. More than a bushel of letters have 1.a receiv'd by Mr. and Mis. Swett. many "f their; of such a character that they cannot be printed. It is alleged iu the indictment that these letters wer" p“nt by Mrs. John Swett and Mis i Jennie Ilollis or that they caused the loiters to he sent. There is another worn ii in the case who is now under rarest in another state but Wf(0tle name the lulhoritles have not given out. She is understood to have been a former employee of the hotel. While tile .III! h"i it iee are tuning very little about th you tl ink that your way of living helps them? Don’t you know that your children are ashamed of their father? Don’t you know tliat your wife can't go out among her friends while you are drinking? Don't you know' that it is a disgrace to he a drunkard?” “I don’t think my wife likes to have me drink.” said the respondent. Judge Hill decided to allow th»* respon dent to pay the costs only, but added: ”1 think I shall require you to take the p! dge for a year." ”1 don’t need to.” raid the respondent. ‘‘I can stop drinking if I’ve a mind to do it.” “You must take the pledge. George, dear.” said his mother with a quivering voice. "You go tight in and take it and we'll wait for you here.” Inspector Fickett took the man in charge. ;md he signed the (dodge ana then paid the costs. It took all the mon ev he had. even to the last cent, and th- n he w'alkcd out with his faithful mother and sister, and as they left the room the aged woman said: "We’ll all help you keep it. George, if you will”- and then the door closed, but they evidently will do their best to help him, if he will only help himself. Outside of that one incident the pro ceedings. this morning, were tame enough arid that ineid« nt occurred after the close of the regular session. Two men were before the court on a charge of having been intoxicated, and were convicted. A tine was imposed and up to a late hour had not been paid. “He had $•_'»>. last week.” said a young fellow referring to a prisoner. That might have been so, but h*» did not have It. this morning. The official record disposed of another |case In this way. "John A. Whitney; 11 e gallv having birds in his possession; paid t?r, and cost*.” I It was rather an interesting cr.se. how [ever. Mr. Whitney, who is a ..1 citizen. shot a heron, and supposed he had a right to do so. lb was found with ilin his possession and displayed it without tha least idea that he had been doing any thing wrong. lawyer Moulton said a few words ex plaining the situation, and he was there as a friend of Mr. Whitney, and not as an attorney. Mr Whitney said that of course he had no idea or desire to break the law. and in imposing the fine of $T» and costs the court took into considera tion the fact that the temptation Is som^ times great, and that our many mighty hunters before the Lord, our modern Nim rods. need to be reminded that they must respect the close time. Th**re was a brief pause. The court consulted with the marshal and deputies anil then said: “So further business be fore the court." and the spectators hied out into the rain, their morning bit of excitement over, and to some citizens tin* session of the court is real amusement ami a mild form of excitement. CLEVER GAME. Chicago's Bold Swindlers Receive $1100 Worth of Diamonds. Chicago. April 28.—A diamond swindle of it art ling boldness, in which one of the inost residences in Chicago was used by he swindler as a clearing house, is being nvestigated bv a score of operatives from 1 private detective agency. Jewels to the ■nine of were obtained by the swin Tho head of a jewelry firm received a elephone call from a person who gave the mme and address of a wealthy citizen re liiestine that an assortment of diamond I esteems he sent to his residence tor his vife to examine. The Jeweler compiled Immediately, send ns by special messenger a tray eontatn nu three crescents. While the lady n afterwards a young man called pre the firm’s card and receUed the ^The'denouement came w hen, not hav nir heard from the customer, the jeweler -oncluded the crescents had not pleased rds wife and sent a clerk with another issortment. The swindle at once became ippnrent but the perpetrators liad ample :ime to escape. EMPEROR HttUVtKtu. Crowds of German People Greet Their Country's Ruler. Karlrhue. Baden. April IS.—Emperor William accompanied by the grand duke and duchess of Baden and Chancellor Von Buelow. were enthusiastically greeted by large crowds of people. The rhief burgomaster welcomed their majesties and expressed the joy of the Herman people at the Emperor's recovery. He also referred to events in the I ar ^Emperor William responded. pawning necklace. Pretender to Spanish Throne Meet! His Grief. i Paris. April 28.—Ernest Delinge. late t secretary of Don Jaime De Bourbon, t son of Don Carlos, pretender to the 1 Spanish throne, was sentenced, today, to 10 months’ imprisonment for pawn 5 ing the famous jewelled necklace oi Marie Antoinette, which descended tc Don Jamie, i FATAL SHOT. Compositor Who Has Set Last Stick of Type. The Farmington correspondent of the Lewiston Journal writes us follows re garding the suicide of Miss Eveline i Oakes: Miss Eveline M. Oakes committed suicide at her boarding place at about C.30 o'clock, Wednesday evening, by shooting herself through the heart. Miss Oakes has been in this village since the first of last September work ing in the office of Knowlton, McLeary "o„ publishers and printers. She left off work about 6, last evening, an 1 started toward her boarding place, ac companied by Mrs, Moody, employ^-l by the same company and who has b-'er. an intimate friend. They chatted with several acquaintances as they passed along and no one noticed but Miss Oakes was in her usual good spirits. In company with Mrs. Moody part of the way, she took rather more time than usual in arriving at the home of George Blake, where she lived. She was so much later than usual, in fact, that when she passed a fellow boarder on the stairs on the way to her room, the young lady commented on the fact to her, remarking- “I guess you min t have stopped to talk on the way, vou are so late,” and Miss Oakes replied that “she had been delayed.” She went directly to her room on the second floor, which she occupie d alone, and had probably been there for af out tive minutes when a report was heard. At first no one paid any attention to it, thinking it boys at play in the next yard, but upon hearing a second, that appeared to be in the house, members of the* family started up stairs and into the room of Miss Oakes, to find it full of smoke and smelling strongly of gun powder. She was found lying on the floor in front of the dresser, fully dressed and pparenliy lifeless, although those who first opened the door said the'y heard her moaning as they went into the room. The position of the body when found indicated that she had stood before the dresser and in front of tin- mirror and with the revolver in her hand taken de liberate and careful aim for her heart, by tin- aid of the mirror, and fired two shots into thy fatal spot, each entering within one-half inch of each cither, then laying the weapon on her dresser and stepping back she fell to the floor dead. The people of the house immediately called physicians and In-. Howard and Dr. H. H. Palmer viewed the body and examined the wounds. They found life extinct and found two bullet wounds both just below the heart, “the upper one may have pierced the heart,” so the doctors stated, "but it would not unless she was taking very deep inspirations." The second bullet entered about one half inett below the first. They also stated their belief that she died in two of three minutes. Miss Oakes had been at her present boarding place in the family of Mr. Blake for eight weeks, having previous ly boarded with a Mrs. Jacobs on Main street. was occupying tne ironi comer room, very large, pleasant and nicely furnished, and had given it a homelike and cosy appearance by decorating it with photographs of her friends and with dainty personal belongings. 13v erythine in the room was in immacu late order, showing no haste or dis turbance, and no sign of the awful tragedy, except the still form on the bed under the white covering. There were several other boarders in the house, mostly young lady students in the State Xormal School, and those occupying rooms next to Miss Oakes had enjoyed quite a little of her society, finding her cheerful and entertaining, and had noticed no signs of despon dency or anything that would indicate any thought or intention of committing such a desperate deed. She frequently had appoand somewhat nervous, and they had heard her mention at times that she did not sleep well nights. But to Mrs. Blake she had complained of having awful had spells with her head and had said in speaking of the same, "1 am afraid sometime I will do something desperate.” No one in the house knew that she had a revolver in her possession, although her friend, Mrs. Moody, has slated that she car ried one ail the time. Miss Oakes was about "2, a little less than the medium height, slender and of light complexion. She was the daughter of Mr. Isaac Oakes of Rangeley, ami her sister. Mrs. Anson Robinson, also lives in that place. Her mother has been dead for several years. She was a very bright, smart and capable young lady, .and had occupied several respon sible positions. Nj motive can be found for the dreadful deed, other than the extreme nervousness, and it is thought that she committed the act in a. temporary lit of insanity, caused by overwork and consequent nervousness and depres sion. The body was taken to the under taking rooms of Fred I*. Adams on Main street. The eoronor was called and viewed the remains, and found it a ease of suicide with no known cause. INDIANA POPULISTS Hold State Convention and Nominate Delegates. Indiana polls, Ind.. April —Tin- Pop ulists of Indiana held a state conventh>n here, today, and named delegates at large and district delegates to the national con vention which will be held, July at Springfield, Illinois. Resolutions were adopted endorsing Samuel \V. Williams of Vincennes Ind I for the nomination for President, and the I delegates were instructed to c\.-u ov. i v effort to secure his nomination. Mr. Williams was put at the head of tile Indiana delegation to the national conven tion. Loubet in Naples. Naples. April 2S.—President T-oute-t arrived here, today, from Rome, and was given a reception equalling in en j thusiasm that uncorded hint in the Eternal City. There are 23 football teams in the Syrian Protestant College at Beirut. DERUNA ICmSs'CATARRH OF HEAD. THROAT. LUNGS. STOMACH. KIDNEYS A BLADDER FEMALE ORGANS LOT IN LIFE. Valet at New York Not Very Much Satisfied. New York, April 28.—A curly-headed young Englishman, a valet who wasn’t satisfied with his lot in life, was ar raigned before Magistrate Whitman in the Jefferson Market police court, Wednesday, on a charge of grand lar ceny. He was Edward Theodore Chalmes, who up to a couple of weeks ago was employed by Charles F. Kohl of California, who is living at the Hol land House. Last summer Ohalmes met Hazel Hughes, a pretty young actress, who lives with her mother in a Hat at If. 1 West 108th street. He says that it was a case of love at first sight. The gill’s stage name is Hazel May Hall, and she was then playing with the Brandon Stock t'o. She is rehearsing at pres ent for Warburgh's "Hero of ’Cl’’ at the Imperial Lyceum at 5Mh and Thir l avenue. According to the police Chalmes told the girl that he was the son of a rich man and that he was living with his family at the Iloil ind House. Chalmes admits that he told the girl that he was lining at the Holland House, but denies that he ever committed himself as to the amount of money that he or his family possessed. He went to see the little actress every day, and seemed to have new jewelry to wear at each visit. He spent money freely and also presented to her a dia mond locket and a silver mounted silk handbag. The police assert that he took her to walk near the Holland house, late a night, and even pointed out the table in the dining room where he and his family were supposed to sit. Chalmes denies this. Chalmes and the actress were mar ried, April IS, by the Rev. Dr. Hough ton, at the Little Church Around the Corner, chalmes went to live with his wife and her mother in their flat and told them, the police say, that lie had" quarrelled with his family on account of the marriage. His wife urged him to make up witli his family, and when he refused to try to see them, she went to the Holland house herself. "Chalmes," said the clerk. “Chalmes? There is no guest here of that name, but a Chalmes was employed here as a valet for a while by Mr. Kohl.” "May I see .Mr. Kohl?” asked the Kohl consented to see the woman and at once noticed the jewelry which she was wearing. “Where did you get that diamond locket?” he asked. “My husband gave it to me.” “That's my wife’s,” said Kohl. "Where did you get that handbag you are carrying?” “My husband gave tne that, too," she j said. “Well, that belongs to my wife, too.” Then Mrs. Ch.limes broke down com pletely, and told him her whole story. Kohl notified police headquarters, and. Detective Sergeants Gargan, Tin I ker and Rrtnley found Chalmes at his wife's flat on Monday night. "It’s all right." said Chalmes as soon as they had told him their errand. "I have the tickets." Then he handt d over pawntickets for jewelry worth $700. In the Jefferson Market police court later he was held in $1,500 bail for ex amination, Wednesday morning, on a charge of grand larceny preferred by Gargan. Chalmes seemed to think that it was “all right” when he was interviewed in the Jefferson Market prison later. “Yes, it's all true," he said; “but I have written and apologized to Mr. Kohl, and I am sure that he will not press the ease. I have given up all the pawntickets. “Before I was employed by Mr. Kohl, I was a footman for P. A. B. Widener. You see. I was steadily rising in the world and I did not want my wife to know my menial position. Mr. Kohl was paying me well, and it was true that I was stopping at the Holland House. I do not think that she will turn against me. I had to steal the jewelry for her sake.” ALMOST OUT. Police Stop Bout at St. Louis Between Pugilists. St. Louis, April 2S.—The police stopped tlie fight between Jack O’Brien of Philadelphia and Kid Carter of Brooklyn, in the third round of a scheduled 15-round bout here, tonight. Carter was completely outclassed, be ing practically defeated at the end cf the fust round. He was knocked down three times in the second, going to his corner very groggy. In the third round he was put down and almost out by a light to the jaw. He attempted to i ise at the count of eight, liut tlie police ordered the bout stopped. EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE. At Thursday's Session, Officers Elected and Local Taxation Discussed, Birmingham. Ala., Aj ril 28.—At to day's session of the conference for eu ncaticii in tne South. President Robert Ogden of New York was unani mously re-elected. The old board also was re-elected. The next place of meeting was not announced. Local tax ation for schools was the chief topic of discussion. Among the speakers were i'ongressman Bowie of Alabama, H. O. Murfee of Marlon. Ala., Prof. Walter H. Hill, chancellor of the University of Georgia, and Bishop Lawrence of Massachusetts. JURY ACQUITS Woman at Dover—Discharged by Rea son of Insanity. Dover. Del.. April 28.—Mrs. Kdith J. Hollis, indicted for the murder of her husband, Delaware T. Hollis at Cam den. Nov. 11, was. today, acquitted, the jury rendering a verdict of “not guilty by reason of insanity.” Mrs. Hollis was formerly in the Famhurst asylum for the insane, but was taken home by her husband against the advice of the officials. Leigh \V. Chamberlain, prominent clubman of Colorado Springs, Col., and the son of E. D. Chamberlain, a Bos ton capitalist, died. Thursday, of pul monary trouble. Mr. Chamberlain was a graduate of Harvard of the class of 1591 while at Harvard he was a mem ber of the rowing crew and champion h-avyweight boxer. FIGHT OVER ASHES. They Were Human—Kick Over Throw ing Them in River. 1 Paterson, N. J„ April 28.—When Charles Knauss died here on February 19 and left his ashes to a friend to scatter over the falls of the Passaic river he didn't know what a lot of trou ble he was making, or he wouldn’t have done it. Knauss had been a good fish erman in his day. and would like to have had his dust scattered on the wa ters whence he had drawn to many game bass. Knauss’s last request was that after his body had been cremated the ashes be given over to his bosom friend, Chris Groetsch, to keep until the first Sunday In May, and then be thrown over the Passaic Falls, while the Ger mania and Arion Singing societies sang hymns. When Knauss died his friend Groet sch was president of the Germania so ciety, but shortly after Knauss passed a way an election was held and Groet sch was deposed. Ke said his oppo nents used lraud in beating him, and he started a rival singing society. Last week Groetsch ordered several bundled invitations to the funeral u.' his old fisherman friend printed and these he distributed widely. The Ge mani.i and Arion societies held a meet ing and by an almost unanimous vote decided not to sing at the ceremony ’f Groetsch was going to take charge of the ashes at the Passaic Falls services. Groetsch hoard of this, and informed his friends the Board of Health and the Street Department of the city had or dered hint not to throw the ashes into the river until he had obtained a spec ial permit, as he was liable to a fine for violating a city ordinance. Groetsch now announces that some night he will go up to the falls and throw the ashes over and nobody will be any the wiser. Wliiie all this is going on, the ashes of the Passaic Falls fishermen are pre pared for a distribution over the wa ters on the first Sunday in May. What the family has to say seems to be sunk beneath the raging waters of a singing society warfare. CLAIMS ERICSSON’S INVENTION. Man of Eighty-Three Says He Planned Revolving Turret in 1848. New York, April 28.—'Theodore Ruggles Timby, who says he invented the revolving turret, such as was used on the Monitor, of Hampton Roads fame, and an electrical device for pointing and firing heavy guns, cele brated his eighty-third birthday at his home. No. 101 Lafayette Ave., Brook lyn, Tuesday. Although so well along in years, he still hopes to live long enough to collect a claim of $">00,000 for these inventions, which he has been pressing against the United States Government for forty years. Mr. Timby recently returned from a visit to Washington, where he was assured that the Court of Claims might reach his case this spring, or. if not then, in the fall. Mr. Timby says that in 1S43 he filed a caveat in the Patent Office at Wash ington for a "revolving tower for offen sive or defensive warfare, which could be used on land or water.” Soon after he sent to Caleb Cushing, the first United States Minister to China, a model of a floating turret, such as the Monitor was. In return he received a complimentary acknowledgement of the invention from a Chinese official. This is a part of the record of the claim. In spite of his optimism Mr. Timby’s’ friends fear that he is doomed to dis appointment. as naval officials have all along been inclined to discourage his claim. CAUGHT AFTER NINETEEN YEARS. Convict Who Broke Jail at Sing Sing Confesses in Kansas. New York, April 2S.—After detectives had searched nineteen years- for Joseph Kulick, a convict who escaped fioni Sing Sing prison on May 26, 1SS3, Warden Johnson received word that the prisoner had been captured in Leavenworth, Kan. The warden said he would send two detectives to bring the convict back to serve his term. ‘Tt is a long way to go for a convict,” said the warden, "yet I am going to have him back within the stone walls of the prison. It is the principle of the thing, and it will teach other men not to escape, because they will be cap tured some day.” Kulick was serving time for assault in the second degree committed in Manhattan. He had been m Sing Sing only two months, when he broke through a defective window one morn ing and jumped into the Hudson. After a hard struggle he reached the Rockland County shore, and got away. At one time it was reported that he hod died from consumption, and then It was reported he was in Arizona. He was arrested in Leavenworth on sus picion of having robbed a bank, and confessed he was the fugitive Warden Johnson wanted. HAPPY BOYS. Leave on Schoolship St. Mary’s for Cruise in Sound. New York. April 28.—Midst shouts, tears and the waving of handkerchiefs, the schoolship St. Mary's, Tuesday, started on her voyage of nine thousand miles. Among her eighty-flve pupils are about fifty boys who had never be fore been to sea. The schoolship wa3 hauled by a tug up the sound to Glen Cove. Long Island, where she will re main until about May 25. At Glen Cove the boys will be in structed in bending, furling and setting the sails swimming and in drill. Then will begin a cruise of the Sound, and tlie new recruits will begin to get their sea legs. For several days the vessel will lie at New London and take on stores. "While here the instructions regarding the voyage will be received from the Board of Education, as the course of the sea trip has not yet been mapped out. The officers and instructors of the schoolship are: Commander. G. C. Hanus; executive officer. C. Marsten; navigator. C. Littlefield; junior in structor. f. S. MaoMurray, and surgeon, K. O'Brien. Besides the boys, the ship carries a complement of twenty-five old salts. The ship usually has many adventures, and returns to port in Oc tober with numerous weird tales. The manager of a Viennese theater of ferB two prizes of $000 and $400 for good librettes for operattas. Carriage Painting We are manufacturers of the highest grade of Colors ground in japan for coach and carriage painters’ use the “Portland*’ brand unequaled for richness and brilliancy; warranted perma nent. Only the highest grade japan is used and the utmost care is taken in selecting the pigments and grinding, insuring perfect smoothness and even covering of surface. We make a very large assortment of colors and can fill all orders promptly. “Portland” Colors in japan are recommended by the best carriage painters in New England. BURGESS %^ the sultan scores. Makes Treaty with Bulgaria and Blocks Austria and Russia. pSpecm, Cable to "The Philadelphia I-ondon. April 28.—Providing that some fanatic or desperado docs not on Ids own account assassinate Ferdinand of Bui SJiria. peace in the Balkans and the elimination of all further danger of a revolution in -Macedonia may lie regarded as assured by the treaty which the prince has just concluded with the Sul tan. For it is understood that Ferdinand has concluded this treaty with the full approval and consent of the so-called Macedonian committees, and of those who have until now been the moving spirits in nil the disturbances in Mace donia. Their visits in Vienna to Ber lin. to St. Petersburg. Paris and Ixindon, have had the very salutory effect of con vincing them that any farther disturb ances in Macedonia would lead to the occupation of their country, not by Bul garia. hut by Russia and Austria, which is about the last thing which they would wish. Indeed, the Macedonians are as little anxious to sec their province in the hands of either the Russians or of tlie Austrians or of both, as are the Turks, and so the Macedonian leaders have concluded together with Prince Ferdinand and the Ottoman Government that it is best to leave matters as they are lest worse should befall them in the shape of a Russo-Austrian occupation of Macedonia. By the terms of tills treaty, which has been concluded without any regard for the governments at Vienna and St. Petersburg, the Sultan grants an am nesty to all Macedonians who have taken part in the insurrection against his rule and who have home arms against him. the only rebels excluded therefrom being those who by blowing up railroad trains, throwing bombs and committing dyna mite outrages, have rendered themselves guilty of crimes against common law. and who will lie treated as felons instead of as belligerents. More than this all Macedonians and their sympathizers now in Turkish pris ons will at once be set at liberty, and those who have been exiled or forced to flee the country will be permitted to re turn without fear of punishment. in one word the Macedonian question in so far as it constituted a menace to th. peace of Europe is at an end. and the Sultan has once more given evident of his marvelous gifts of diplomacy w i have enabled him for the past quarter o: a century to hold his own against rot merely the statecraft, hut likewise th. forces of all the Powers of the world showing himself more than a match t what is known as the concert of I-op< The treaty between Turke\ and tin; garia. which provides for th sett in on a friendly basis of all difficulties b tween the two countries, virtually ttans furms Prince Ferdinand from a disloyal vassel Into friendlV ally of the Sultan, and inasmuch as the only thing that has stood in the way of such an arrangement until now has been the hostile attitude of the Macedonian committees, who threatened the Prince with death unless he espoused their wrongs, but who are now consenting parties to the new agree ment. the latter may be regarded as final and conclusive. THEY ELOPED.

Boy of Seventeen and Girl of Sixteen Are Wed. New York. April 28.—There was great surprise in New Rochelle when it became known that Russell A. Colgate, the seven teen-year-old son of a New York broker, ‘and Miss Frances Mellars, sixteen years old. who recently left school, were mar i rled secretly at Kearny, N. J.. on April 17 last. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Mr. Reynolds. The bridegroom is the son of M. S. Colgate, and is employed in Carson's I jewelry store on Main street in New Rochelle as a clerk. He is not live feet tall and has a boyish face. His bride is the daughter of Thomas J. Mellars, and she is at least a head taller than her husband. Mr. Colgate, father of the young bridegroom, professed astonishment when told that his son had eloped. "So Russell's in trouble again, is he? I don’t believe there is any truth in the story. Why. that boy is only four l teen years old, and I don't believe any' minister would marry that child to the girl. No, I have not seen Russell for two weeks. You say Russell has been forgiven by his mother? 1 know noth ing about it.” "Another fellow had his eyes on Frances,” said Russell, "and I thought 1 would get ahead of him. My mother is I satisfied, and we promise to make a sue- l I cess in life." I Russell's wages are about $G a week. ami when lie was asked how he could support a wife on that he said: "it will be a struggle for a while, but I expect to make my fortune some day. Hoes my father help us? No: I have money of my own in the bank. My grandmother left me $500. and T am keeping that for a rainy day. I expect to be promoted by Mr. Carson, and then my wages will be more. We are as happy ns larks, nnd are getting along nicely, thank you.” The young bride, who was leaning on her husband’s shoulder blushed deeply and then kissed him. A FOOTBALL ROMANCE. Hero of a Yale Team Wins Reading, Pa., Girl, Reading, Pa., April 28.—In these tlre somely practical times hearts are won in such prosaic fashion that the story of the engagement of Miss Mae I, Cassidy, of this city, is refreshing. The fortunate suitor is Harry L. Rutchelder, Yale Iatw School. 06. He is a famous atmete, an unusually large, tine looking man and is famed for his “bulldog fight" In the center of the line at the last Yale-Prlnce ton and Yule-Harvard football games. 1 The football hero hails from Water htiry. Conn., but he met Miss Cassidy last summer in Atlantic City, where he'gpent his vacation. Mr. Ratchelder invited Miss Cassidy to the football game be tween Yale and Princeton at New Haven last autumn. He was the guard whose "bulldog fight” in the center of the line was a feature of the battle, which Yale lost. XI to 5. In the lull of the game the giant Batchelder rising out of the mas of dirt and humanity, was seen to scar the grand stand and wave his hand. Forthwith a young woman Treated a mild sensation by frantically waving her blue flag and screaming the Yale cheer Ratchelder grinned and resumed his posi tion in the game. The girl was Mia# Cassidy. i After the football season Batchelder made several trips to this city. Finally he gave up his scholarship at the uni versity and betook himself to Reading, and he has since remained here. The prospective bridegroom intends to engage in business here. The prospective bride is the daughter of Mrs. Mary Cassidy. In New South Wales, the work of harvesting this year’s wheat crop is nearly completed, and the government estimates place the yield at 11,000,000 bushels above the best previous record. Seventeen million bushels are now available for export. Fate of Old Banknotes. Through an order promulgated by the treasurer of the United States, the Old macerating machine in the sub-base ment of the Treasury at Washington has been put out of commission, and hereafter all paper money, whether Is sued by the government or by national banks, will be reduced to pulp in tha large macerator at the Bureau of En graving and Printing. This order was brought about »y a. protest made by national bankers claiming that the old machine failed to do its work perfectly, and that the banknotes dumped into its not infre quently turned up in sections for re demption by the banks of issue; that the pulp sold to various makers and manufacturers of images, to be resold as souvenirs, was filled with large pieces of bills, and that these were picked from the pulp Images and offered for redemption. Notwithstand ing the fact that the Treasury macera tor has been in service for many years and has reduced to pulp many trillions of dollars in banknote^ which had ceased to be current, this complaint was the first one ever made against its non-performance of duty, but the Treasurer got such positive evidence that the bankers were correct in their assertions that he issued the order. Washington souvenir dealers have long realized that the pulp images found a heavier demand than any other, and those made from the pulp of the notes last destroyed—or partly so— by the Treasury macerator have al ways brought a higher price than the ones manufactured from the pulp of the macerator at the Bureau of En graving and Printing, this being due entirely to the fact that Images from the latter contain not a speck of green backs, the notes being reduced to al most a whitish pulp. Naturally, visit ors prefer an image “made from real money,” in which some of the monev would be in evidence. The Treasury mac-orator production, or output, was therefore worth a great deal more to ihe mnnufnr'urere and-always bmuvln much larcer urine. In fact, the bu in’s rulr was almost a druv: o tic market. I'u: 'In images—bust el Pmsi •iei'ls th" \V .--Mm'IuI’ W lunioiii. t'n bat. tho nilito I'll --I Ti 1J i '-m. th ':g!e the I’apitfrt. th" Treastivj :.'tv !"i?s. ir.iea, o’.-. •"•h rppresci ling :’fiH! ^a.l'llh to Sir '"I'U lUllSt t»0 111.II!" t^e tireiu pulp 01 a first dis.-t i'UU]'!' foit for every note •lesttoye) must c» i" this specially constructed macerntor \vhi< h works overv Hay end ptght in fit year except Sunday. tberp being fi- i S1.roa.oaa to $2.oaa.oao rra’'ei*afei'' ovru'i twenty-four hours Thisvorijor rnav eration and the preparation for it 1 under the personal dire -tion of reatc sentatives of the Treasurer, the Seen tary. the Comptroller and the Reglstei and these representatives go with th-» heavily guarded wagon containing the money to the bureau, where it is taken from the steel boxes, checked off, placed !n the macerator, the iron doors closed, locked and sealed, and then the ma chine begins its work of destruction. The large boiler or vat in which the money is placed is filled with some kind of chemicals and a network pf machinery keeps up a continuous churning and grinding until 12 o’clook the following day, when it is stoppel, the pulp taken out. and another mil lion or two placed in, to be treated in the same way for the next twenty-four hours. By this process of maceration it is utterly impossible for any one to find any evidences of money in the pulp, even the small siik threads which run through all genuine notes being en tirely destroyed save to form a part of the whitish pulp. With the issuing of the order by the treasurer there are wails and weepings by a score of old soldiers who haVe been manufacturing these pulp images. They feel that their occupation is gone, and that sure starvation stares them in the face if compelled to use the bu reau oulr. hut some of the dealers ex press the belief that business in the pulp image line will move along as usual, because, as one expressed it, there will not be much difficulty In catching on to the fact that it is not hard work to pinch off a small portion of a bill and stick it on the image, hun dreds of them being easily doctored V. this way in a short time. Should Chief Wilkie or some of his men catch up with manufacturers or dealers muti lating bills in this way to make Images salable, another chapter would be added. CALIFORNIA; with its lovely seaside re sorts, orange groves, beau tiful gardens and quaint old mission towns, is visited every year by thousands o< tourists who travel over the UNION PACIFIC and SOUTHERN PACIFIC FASTEST TIME SHORTEST LINE SMOOTHEST TRACK Accommodations for all classes of passengers. 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68TM CONGRESS. (Continued from page 1.) $800,000,000 all told not including the ap propriation for the Panama canal. He Bald the figures were amazing and predicted that it would be impossible to continue expenditures that this rate ■without increasing taxes. He attribut ed the rapid increase to the ambution of the president to make of the United States, "a great world power,” and said that- we had reaped -no harvest ex cept the loss of life ahd demoralization in every branch of the governmental service '(Jorman referred to the increase for the support of the army and said that if the present tendency should be pur mied, the army would become an in Btrument of tyranny. He charged that it was now being organized on the plans of the German army. He also charged that the chief reason for the building of the army and navy was to attract the attention of the crowned heads of Europe. He also charged that early adjournment, the earliest in the history of the country has been due to influence from the White House and said that while delay might have been secured it would not have changed re sults and delay was not therefore un dertaken by the democratic senators. Allison replied to Gorman saying he was surprised to hear from him that the adjournment of congress was pre mature or unduly influenced. Allison also charactlzed Culberson's tables as "old and worn out” as at the time covered by the tables the conditions of the country were totally different from present conditions. He said the extraordinary expenditures of the McKinley administration had been due to the Spanish war which was forced upon the president. He combat ted also the statement that the ex penses of the military establishment were greater than those of the Europ ena nations, saying that the pension expenditures could not properly be in eluded in such estimates. Culberson said the figures given for other countries included their pension lists and Galltnger called attention to the fact that European countries grant very limited pensions. Allison admitted that there hail been an increase in the strength of the army, hut said the Increase had been as a non-parti measure. He also said that our per capita expenditures on account of military were smaller than those of any other country. Allison also defended the administra tion of the post office department as on the whole economical and honest. During the course of Allison's ad dress. Hale and Cockrell were appoint ed a committee to wait upon the presi dent and notify him of the readiness of congress to adjourn. After perform ing this service the committee adjourn ed and Hale reported that the presi dent had been called upon and said he had no further communication to make to Congress. Referring to the charge of undue haste in adjournment, Aldrich said that Congress was about to adjourn be cause the public business had been completed. He thought the country was to be congratulated. Gorman predicted the election of a Democratic house in November but ad mitted that the Republicans would un der any circumstances control the Sen ate for four years more. He said there was no likelihood of the Republicans giving satisfaction to the country than there was of Aldrich's going to Japan to rule as he rules here. The Senate then at 1.2(1 I’. M. went into executive session and when at l.r>2 the doors were reopened, Gorman offer ed tlie usual resolution expressive of the thanks of the Senate to the presi dent pro-tem|«>re, Frye. The resolution prevailed unanimously and Frye made his acknowledgment in the following words: "Senators, this expression of your continued confidence is very grateful to me. Your kind consideration and uniform courtesy have made the office of president of the Senate easy and most agreeable. I congratulate you up on this early termination of the session and wish each of you a vacation which shall be full of pleasure and profit both to mind and body.” The brief address was received with loud applause and many expressions of approval. As the applause died away the hands of the antique clock on the wall of the chamber indicated that the hour Ilxed for adjournment had arrived and promptly at 2 o'clock the chair an nounced the termination of the session saying: "The hour of 2 o'clock having ar rived. the chair declares the Senate adjourned sine die." IN THE HOUSE. Closing Day Notable by Resolution Commending Speaker. Washington, April 28.—'The closing, today, of the second session of the House of the GSth Congress was made notable by the demonstration evoked by a resolution offered by Williams, the minority leader, testifying to the courtesy and impartial manner In which Speaker Cannon had presided over the House. The resolution was not of the perfunctory kind, but was expressive of the kindly feeling which men in the House of all parties entertained toward him. In a graceful speech the Speaker declared his appreciation. Many conference reports were agreed to on bills which had been in dispute between the two houses. The only de bate Of any importance was on the bill providing for the restoration to the naval academy of three cadets who had been dismissed for hazing, the House voting overwhelmingly against It. The members, after the Speaker an nounced final adjournment, joined in singing patriotic airs, and slowly filed out of the hall after shaking hands with the Speaker and bidding him goodbye. The House resumed its session at 10.30 o’clock, today. It still being the legislative day of Tuesday. Although It was admittedly the last day of the second session of the 58th Congress, the usual crowds which throng the galleries upon such occasions were no ticeably absent. The attendance of members when the Speaker rapped for Order also was small. The House at once got down to busi ness and agreed to a number of con ference reports on bills of minor im portance. The conference report on tlie bill es tablishing a government for the Pan ama canal zone likewise was agreed to. Mr. Mondell. Wvo., called up the bill to ratify and amend an agreement with the Shoshone or Wind River Indians of Wyoming, which was under con sideration when the House recessed, last right. Mr. Fitzgerald. New York, the ma pority leader, by unanimous consent, interrupted the roll call and offered a resolution providing for adjournment at 2 o'clock, today. Loud Republi can applause greeted the announce ment. Mr. Williams, Miss., the minority leader, remarked that while the Demo crats personally would feel very glad to get back to their homes, they would regret, for a long time “the non-action of the majority of the House that seems anxious to leave the post of duty and leave a situation bristling with legislation that ought to be con sidered.” He was Interrupted with ioud Democratic applause which was renewed when he declared that the Republicans of the House had the re sponsibility before the country and had a right to assume the responsi bility and to bear the burden of it. Defending the majority for the record they had made, Mr. Payne said that toe Republicans assumed full responsibility for their action during the present ses sion and felt assured "that after seven years of uninterrupted Republican rule the country will say that every impor tant interest has been carefully guarded by the Republican party by the legislation of those seven years." The resolution was adopted without di vision and the calling of the roll was re sumed. The Shohone Indian bill was lost. 110 to 126. A bill was passed granting an American register for the British ship Pyrennes, under the name of Maugareva. A bill w’as passed amending the copy right law so as to prescribe a penalty for violations of that law by foreign publish ers. Mr. Payne offered the usual resolution, which was adopted, providing for the ap pointment of a commmittee of three mem bers to join a similar committee of the Senate to notify the President that Con gress was ready to adjourn, the speaker appointing as the committee Messrs. Payne fN. Y.), Hemenway (Ind.) and Wil liams (Miss.). Messrs. Hemenway, chairman of the committee on appropriations, and Living ston (Ga.), the ranking minority member of that Committee, made explanations of the appropriations of the present Con gress. The bill granting the authority to the President to restore t misguided newspapers, are denounced a? extravagant; and yet according to tin verv best authority our national govern ment is the most economically adminis tered in the civilized world.” A table to substantiate this statement is given, showing the«per capita expendi tures of the leading nations. The highest given is New Zealand, where the per cap ita expense is $30.38; the lowest is thf United States, with a per capita showing °''Phe^total appropriations made by this Congress aggregate, according to Mr Hemenway. $5111.57- Of this sum snt S43 was to pay deficiencies for prioi fiscal years, and $56,500,000 is set aside foi application to the sinking fund. This leaves the total appropriation foi the expenses of government for the yeal isns *698 ‘*7°."86. The total estimated reve nues for’this period are r04.472.06O or ar excess over appropriations or authorizet expenditures of $0,199,274. Mr Livingston in his statement com pared the expenditures of Democratic Congresses with Republican Congresses, and added: "The appropriations for each' of the fis cal years 1S93 and 1S96 as made by a Dem ocratic Congress, do not materially vary, as will be seen, one from the other, and average only $494,0^9.602 for each year. "The table also shows that appropria tions for federal expenditures made under a Republican administration by a Repub lican Congress for the next fiscal year, have reached the startling sum of $7S1, 574.629. an increase of $2X6.355.027 over the average of the last two years under Dem ocratic control and within a period of less than 10 years. •T do not question the honesty of these vast appropriations either in their aggre gate amount or in their details: but I challenge the wisdom of the policy of the dominant party that has made these enor mous expenditures necessary through the. increase of the military and naval estab lishments, the maintenance of which is at the expense of needed improvements such as river and harbor works and public buildings.” MR. POWELL'S HEALTH. Minister Will Leave San Domingo far Medical Treatment. Washington, April 2S.—'United States Minister Powell, who has been ill for some time, cabled the state department, today, from San Domingo that he is about to l.ave that capital for Port au Prince, Hayti. to secure medical treatment not to be had in San Domingo. The minister will not return to that re public as Congress has provided for a di vision of the double ministry to Hayti and San Domingo and Mr. Powell 'Will re main minister to Hayti, while the post of minister of San Domingo will lie filled by an original appointment. CANNOT DRAW PAY, 3ut Mr. Crum May Yet Be Collector of Customs. Washington. April 2.S.—President Roose velt, today, directed the reappointment of W. I). Crum as collector of customs at Charleston, S. C. The President has re ceived positive assurance that the Senate will take up Crum's case immediately on reconvening, next session, and that it will be disposed of finally. Until he is con firmed Crum cannot draw any salary, but it is expected that his friends have ar ranged to see that he is provided with ample funds-. Should lie be confirmed the government, of course, will pay him the back salary. SHIPPING COMMISSION. President Pro Tern. Frye of the Senate Appoints Members. Washington, April 28.—Senator Frye, president pro tern, of the Senate, to day, appointed the Senate members of the shipping commission created by act of Congress, as follows: Senator Oallinger, New York: Lodge, Massachusetts; Penrose. Pennsylvania: Martin, Virginia; ana Mallory, Florida. FAILED APPOINTMENT Nomination of W. D. Crum, Negro, Returned Unsigned. Washington, April 28.—The following nominations failed of confirmation: W. 1). Crum, collector of customs. Charleston, S. C.; Charles F. McKenna. Pennsylvania, judge of the district court of Pi.rto Rico; Albert L. Mills, to be brig adier general iu the army. Postmaster, Therein A. Farnsworth. Camden, N. V. Return’ Home. W ashington, April 28.—The members of the isthmian canal commission have returned to Washington from a tour of inspection of the recently acquired tanal property on the isthmus and will meet here, next week. Uncle Sam's Daily Business. Washington, April 28.—Government receipts: From internal revenue, $r, 4.'1S; customs, $808,6f 7; miscellaneous, Expenditures, $1,410,000. TWO OLD MONITORS SOLD. The Nahant and Jason to be Broken U$3 for the Junk. Tioston. April 28.—One by one the old monitors of the "cheese-box-on-raft" type, which astonished the world by their success attained during the Civil War. are being disposed of by the Government, to be broken up as junk. The latest to be sold by the Government were the Nahant and Jason, and the buyers were Thomas 1 hitler ii Co. of this city, who will have the two vessels broken up where they are at the League Island Navy Yard basin. No one who has read the history of the Civil War can fail to remember the old Monitor, which forty-two years ago on tip' nth of March appeared at Humpton Roads to give battle to the ram Mer rimack. which was playing havoc with Northern ships; how the little monitor, a mere pigmy, battled so fiercely against the larger Confederate ship that the latter 11, d to Norfolk. Tile Monitor's success startled the world and revived the droop ing spirits in the North, who were be ginning to think that the Merrimack would sweep them from the sea. Resides the original monitor, product of the brains of John Ericsson of New- York, thirteen others were built in 1S!)2 on "rush" orders from the Government Contracts were distributed to shipbuilding throughout the country and forces of workmen toiled night and day to prepare the new ship for service. Among tin- builders to secure a contract was the linn of Harris .X- Coring. Ilicn in the in fancy at the foot of First street. South ltoston, which lirm constructed the moni tor Nahant. one of the two purchased by Rutler Co. It was one of the first ships built by that firm. The other monitor to tie broken up by the local lirm is the Jason, built by Ericsson. l!oth the Nahant and the Jason saw a good deal of service and the former was lit ore time badly damaged by Confeder ate shells. She took part In the bombard ment of Fort Sumter, during which en gagement her turret was jammed so ef fectually bv a shell that it would not turn. Many of the holts in l>oth turret and pilot house were broken, and the latter was made untenable because of the nuts and bolts living across it. In the com bats with the Charleston batteries the Nahant was struck 105 times by Confed erate shells. Both of these vessels are two hundred feet long, forty feet beam and eleven feet six inches mean draft. At the time of the Spanish war the Gov ernment thought enough of these moni tors to have them overhauled and sta tioned at various places along the coast to act as part of the harbor defence. They had outlived their usefulness, how ever, so two years ago the Government decided to offer them for sale, since which time several have been disposed of. Thomas Butler Co. have been liberal buyers of Government innk in the last twenty-five years, in that period no less than 'fifty-nine Government craft, large and small. SERVICE PROMOTIONS Retired Army Officers Interested in the Proposed Measure. Washington. April 28.—Retired officers of the army are greatly interested in two provisions of the service appropriation bill, that which promises the veterans of the Civil War and that which enable the authorities to assign to active duty offi cers who are on the retired list. It is i something of a surprise to most of those affected to learn that the law providing for promotion under the circumstances j named requires a nomination by the I President, and that the latter is permitted to exercise his discretion, in the matter of advancement. The War Department people are now waiting for some sign of the policy of the 'administration in the matter of selecting the officers, who must possess creditable records in order to gain promotion. This evidently means a record in the Civil War, AST CAL L Fire and Smoke Sale THURSDAY, FRIDAY AMD SATURDAY. There are still lots of bargains left that we shall make espe= dally low prices on for the next few days, as the balance of this stock of Hats, Caps, Shirts, Gloves, Neckwear, Hosiery, Sweaters, Underwear, Fancy Vests, Trunks, Suit Cases, Bags, Rain Coats, Fur Coats, Fur Jackets and Scarfs, must be closed out to make room for the carpenters and painters. Don’t miss this money-saving sale. H. G. apr28d3t8p CORNER STORE, GARDINER. m, the opinion of Senator Hale. Charles IP. Cramp of the William Cramp Sons Ship and Engine Building Company does not believe that the v.ar in the far East has demonstrated the worthlessness of battle ships. While not directly discussing Senator TTale's remarks in the Senate, Monday, when he said that the days of the battle ship as an engine of war are numbered. Mr. Cramp asserts that the engagements proved only the value of torpedo boats against a hostile fleet when in harbor. '1 do not believe.” said Mr. Cramp, “that what we have learned from the war has shown us that the battleship, the ar mored cruiser and the protected cruiser are useless. What we have learned is that the torpedo boat, under certain con ditons. is an important element in modern warfare. The torpedo gunboat, of which there are now very few in existence, will also be a very important factor. ‘•If there had been a fleet of torpedo boats, with a well trained organization, in the harbor of Santiago, it would have made life a burden to our blockading fleet.” Naval officers pointed out that while the torpedo boats have proved very effective against big ships when in harbor, sum small craft could not be operated at sea. Further it is pointed out. the place for a battleship in time of war is not in a har bor. and in view of the experience of Russia no nation would in the future run any chance of having its large fighting machines bottled up in a harbor to he at the mercy of a swai'm of torpedo boats. The French Government in Algeria proposes to establish a woman doctor in every village where the native popu lation is large enough, the native wo men being prevented by their social customs from consulting men physi cians. In Algiers a dispensary has al ready been opened for women. Germany and England get most of their flax from Russia. The failure of the last crop in that country has led to an advance of 23 per cent in prices. GARDINER C. F. Dunlap of Portland was a bus iness visitor in this" city, Thursday. Mrs. Maude Jenkyn and daughter Gladys, are guests of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Tasker in Randolph. A. Q. Hamilton purchased the Foy block next to the Gardiner National Bank at a private sale, Thursday. The Ladies’ Aid of the Methodist church will meet, this afternoon, with Mrs. W. T. Henderson, Lincoln street. Miss Florence Moseley of Portland, president of the Gama Theta Society, is visiting Miss Julia Marr in Randolph. Mrs. "William M. Footer has recov ered irom her recent illness and is again at her duties at the lunch room in Depot square. The local branch of the Sunshine So ciety will eb entertained, this after noon, by Mrs. John Watson at her home on Washington street. Frank M. Glass, who has been on a business trip to Halifax and St. John, N. B., arrived, Thursday, for a short visit at his home in this city. Baggagemaster John H. Wight has returned to his duties at the railroad station, after a several days' lay-off on account of an attack of rheumatism. Miss I.. M. Warn will occupy the store <11 Water street recently vacate l by Gotulen Co., and will soon begm transferring her stock to its new quar ters. The tr.th game in the pool tourna ment which is going on in this city will be played, this evening, at Mc Donald's billiard and pool parlors, and will bean interesting one. Tin players will be Clarence Hunt and K. F. Haley and as each of these gentlemen have won two games ajiace and are looking for the third one. it is expected that a very good exhibition yill be seen. Deputy Sheriff Carson made a trip to the train, Thursday morning, and made a seizure of a jug containing a gallon of whiskey, which was libelled. The jug was addressed to Hast Pitts t«n parties. Thursday afternoon. Dep uty Sheriff Carson and Turnkey Jabez Tyler of Augusta made a search of the premises of Janies Dacy in Randolph, hut after a most diligent search failed to unearth any spirituous liquors. CREW MINUS TWO. British Ship Boodicea Lost Seaman and an Apprentice. T'st'w Wk. April 2S.-The British ship Boadicoa, which arrived, today, from Dunkirk, lost two of her crew on the pas sag;p. One, a German seaman named ictor Binnahans, fell from aloft and was killed. His body was buried at sea, April rhe other was Frank Haywood, an English apprentice. Haywood disappear ed early in the morning of April 22. It is thought that a sudden lurch of the ship caused him to fall overboard. The Olympia Docked. New Orleans. April 28.—The cruiser Olympia was successfully docked, today. She is the second warship to enter the government boating dock here. CONDENSED DISPATCHES. The school board at Lawrence. Mass.. Thursday night. elected unanimously Bernard M. Sheridan master of the Oli ver Grammar school, to he superinten dent of schools, to succeed Jeremiah E. Burke, elected a supervisor of the Boston schools. R. L. Taylor was granted a di vorce from Former Governor Robert L. ’n the chancery court at Knox ville. Tcnn., Wednesday, after the deposi tions or a few witnesses had been read. I’.oth had children by former marriages and they, it is alleged, caused the unhap piness. fi The British Weekly, London, says: “Only a very few among the foremost of our novelists can have their stories published in serial form In America. Eight or ten years ago the English novelist of standing could count on re ceiving more than half his income from America, and notv he can count on practically no returns at all.” There are so many languages spoken, in the provinces of Austria-Hungary that interpreters are employed in the various parliaments to interpret the speeches of the delegates and make them intelligible to all the members. NEVER KNOWN TO FAIL DR. BRONSON’S DYSPEPSIA TABLETS Have always given relief in the \vorse cases of stomach and dyspepsia troubles. If you have any stomach trouble, try a box. If you are not satisfied, they will not cost you a cent. JVe guarantee them. PRICE ONLY 25 Cents a Box. JACKSON BROTHERS’ DRUG 207 Water Street, Gardiner, Maine. apr6eodlmoSp OLD TINE PRICES 112 PIECE BEAUTIFUL PECORaTED DINNER SETS 3 COLORS PATTERNS ONLY$6.50 WEBBER BROS., '*f STATE NEWS. KENNEBEC. MAXCY’S MILLS. J. F. Ashford has recently purchased two tine cows, making him a herd of eight He will soon move to his farm which he recently purchased in Thorndike. W. H. Colby has a contract to build a barn for David Given, whose barn was burned a short time ago. B. G. Hussey has recently purchased of .T. F. Ashford a tlock of IS sheep, three heifers and three hogs. Ft. E. N. Colby, a local carpenter, who has been employed the past nine months by George Weeks of Jefferson, in repair ing his buildings, has finished the job and is now making extensive repairs on the church at the same place. Lizzie Bredo of Gardiner, is visiting Mrs. J. H. Dongin. Mrs. Charles Ashford spent Wednesday with her daughter, Mrs. Mann of Coopers Mills. Mrs. Mann has been suffering w'ith an attack of the grip but Is now much improved. Mrs. Sylvia Symoners. who has been spending the winter with her, is also ill. SOMERSET. WEST PALMYRA. John Furbush of Boston, Is visiting his father. Perry Furbush. for a few (lays. Frank Kmery remains about the same at this writing. Edgar Linneil Is attending school at the Gale, this sprirg. The ground is cold and wet and it looks as though it would be some time before anyone would be able to plant anything. HARTLAND. H. E. Conant is moving his machinery into Walter Seekins’ stable, where he will do all kinds of iron work. Mrs. Fred Lander died very suddenly, Wednesday, of typhoid pneumonia. Mrs. W. A. Blaisdell of Palmyra, was in town. Wednesday. C. H. Smith was in Palmyra, Wednes day. American agricultural machinery seems destined to revolutionize conditions of living in Palestine. Recently a rich man of Damascus. Abul Rahman Pacha, or dered from an Indiana Arm a modern steam threshing-machine, the second Us kind ever seen in Judea. Consul Rarndal at Beirut states that the tri umphal march of this machine through Damascus was one of the most spectacu lar events which has ever occurred in the White City. On its way out to the pacha's estate in the country Jt broke down several bridges, but it was pulled out of the creek beds and finally brought to its destination in good condition, to do the work of thousands of the old-fash ioned tlails in a region where, for the most part, the people still iVe and work much as they worked when Abraham crossed through these fields with his Chaldean (locks. GARDINERS ADVERTISEMENTS.

GROCERIES_ J. S. HILL 80N Dealer* in Fruit, Groceries and Pro*' visions. Cor. Water Oak St*. Oardlner, Me. HALLOWELL ADVERTISEMENTS. Our Window Display gives but a faint Indication of the grandeur and beauty of our Spring Preparation. We Invite you to call and examine our targe stock. Andrews Bros., Hallowell. AUCTION SALE Of Farming Tools, Carriages, Harnesses and a lot of Household Goods, at tha residence of Alden Knight, East Pitts ton, Me., TUESDAY, May 3. Commencing at !t.30 sharp and continu ing until the entile lot i.s sold. The goods consists in part: Two Seated beech wagon, good one; open buggy; two sleighs; pung; two road-carts; double-' horse farm wagon; express wagon; ox cart; two double sleds; one single sled:,^ mowing machine: Eagle horse-rakF; _V: spring-toothed harrow; one Frye plow; about 4 tons of hay; one set light. d,*tl4)le harnesses; one set heavy double luuwSss'. two riding harnesses, one new; 3 horse collars: horse blankets and robesj small farming tools of all descriptions; ono Cooley Creamer and 18 Cooley cans, to gether with the following lot of lions, hold goods: Bedsteads, dozen chairs; five,f stoves; extension table; one secretary number of stands; three lounges; wrfting desk: clock; lot of carpeting: kitchen goods of all description and many articl -s not mentioned. Remember and attend this sale. Every article will be sold without reserve. Jf stormy Tuesday, sale will take placo the next fair day. Free lunch on grounds. For particulars Inquire of Alden Knight on premises, or M. A. HARADEN, Auctioneer. Gardiner, Maine. apr2Sd4t8p VfMttOolaBB*

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favor of reciprocity. Boston Business Men Present Petition With 35,000 Signers. Boston, April 28.—Perhaps the most unanimous expression by the business Interests of Massachusetts in regard to a commercial policy which has ever been known, is set forth by the reci procity petition which was submitted to Pres. Whitney of the Chamber of Commerce. The petition sets forth the belief jf the signers that it is, of special impor tance to New England that reciprocal trade relations be brought about be tween this a'd foreign countries, par ticularly with Canada and Newfound land. It further urges that the Rostor, Chamber of Commerce is the proper body to take the initiative in the agita tion and suggests that Pres. Whitney consider the calling of a public meet ing to arrange for general co-operation in the movement. The letter accompanying the petition, which is signed for the committee bv 1!. 1,. Higginson. calls attention to the fact that Boston has recently fallen io third place in the list of commercial centers, and that the city’s position may be maintained. (If !he I'll: Signers. 26,140 come from greater Boston. The other SftOO were gathered in 31 cities of Massachusetts, a single man making the canvass. Mer chants. manufacturers, banks and trust companies bankers, and brokers, trans portation interests, insurance men. real estat'* dealers, publishers and profes sional men are all represented with no apparent thought of polities. The committee which had charge of the petition was gratified that many who jt was anticipated would not care to have anything to do with the peti tion. were actually eager to sign it. The importance of the petition is shown by the c oncerns among the mer c hantson the- list. They include Jordan, Marsh Appleton A Co, and Ginn A Co oilier prominent citizens whose nam* -s appear on tie petition ajfeb; Pres, W. Eliot. Pres. II S PrttchwRM«y"r Haiy. Cambridge Supt. Sohy*?P. Al Boston sehools; Edward Atkinsotl'.' K M or L’O new cottages and ramps being built, this spring, at differ ent points about the shores of the lake. Things have been booming right along at this village during the winter and spring. I Miring the past wee!; th hotel proprie tors have been on the anxious seat owing to the energetic work of the liquor dep uties from Dover, who have been nosing around and in two cases the proprietors went to Dover and were bound over to the September term of the supreme court. It cannot he denied but what there has be. n considerable liquor sold in Green ville during the past winter and spring and of late it has been getting rather ob noxious to the peaceable and law abid ing citizens of the town. All of the local lumherment express themselves perfectly satisfied with in re sult of the winter's labor in the woods, and they are now giving their attention to the preparations for starting the drives down the branches. The drivers have eomrr.* need to com* to town and n.us.— quontly things are frequently pretty lively around tin* hotels, but the proprietors ate wary, fearing another visit from pros pective Sheriff Charles F. Dearth of For croft, who. hv the wav. is the mo-l e»**r g**tie liquor deputy which the Greenville dealers have ever seen in the business. Many of the drivers who are coming at the present time are from different points across the line. During the past f-w y. ars ♦,-»e operators around tics part of the State have not employed many of these men. claiming that they are not as good drivers as are the “Yankees” that th y get from down around Bangor and »ld Town. This year, however, good men for th** drive at very scare* and the liucks" have to hired or else go with out. The operators icport that, this ymr tin* drivers are striking for more pay than lias lie *n paid during th* past two years. The prices paid heretofore are tight around $_* and $2.10. I*ut this ’’ear they >isk for >2.'2e and $2 f.o. Among tin* crews that have com** up during the present week is one for Marsh *S> Ayer, and also an other one for th** Shirfev Dumber tY».. in which several Greenvilb* men are inter est***!. A MOUNTAIN LION. Rages About Streets of Camden, N. J., Escaping from Circus Philadelphia. April LV—A mountain linn from a cirrus gj^%. Par silver Mexican dollars 42’2. Government bonds steady. Railroad bonds steady. Money on call easy at l1 per cent. I'nited States ref. 2s do. coup. United States 3s. reg. do. coup. I’nited States new Is, reg. do coup. I’nited States old 4s. reg. do. coup. I'nited States 5s. reg. do. coup. Baltimore Ohio 4s B. tSc Q. new Is Chicago, Mil. St. P. is 1 Denver Rio Grande 4s. Krie Gen. 4s Missouri. Kansas Texas 4s do. L’nds Northern Pacific 4s I'nion Pacific 4s 1 do. con. Is ♦Bid. 1«KV% IW* inti t 107‘ 133 131 107 d 107 b, mo, 100 87 *7.8 l'"**1* Ini' h Boston Stock Market. Boston, April Adventure Bingham Boston A: Maine Centennial Copper Range Dominion Coal Dominion Iron and Steel Massachusetts Mining Old Dominion Osceola Parrot Quincy Trinity Tamarack I'nited Fruit I’nited Shoe Mach, pr. I’nited States nil I'nited States Mining. Utah Mining 21 ♦10X7. IK 00 4 PA Tit? 21 4 *07, n>, New York Produce Market. New York. April FI.OFR— Receipts, 12.12*3; exports. 14.7.78; sties. ipdet lint steady. WJIKAT—Receipts. 74..300; soles, 2.300.000 futures; spot firm. No. 2 rod. 104 elevator; No. 2 red. 1U.74M0S f o li afloat; No. I north ern Duluth. id* f o l> afloat: No. 1 hard Manitoba, nominal fob afloat. CORN— Receipts, none; exports. 17.32X, sales. lo.tMMt fattires, Mhki spot; spot firm; No nominal elevator and 3T1., f o 1> afloat; No. 7 yellow. .‘,7: No. J white. 3*V 11ATS—Receipts, 37.300: exports. 12,740; spot lirm; mixed 20 to 22 pounds, 4.7ff*43; clipped white 3fi to 40 pounds, f,14t."i3; nat mal white. 9* to 32 pounds. M.t40. HI-.IIF—Easy; family. D.nfWt lli.Sfl; mess. o.tMd/S.riO. ItKKF HAMS-20.30ff-22.00; packet. S.jyff I.ARD—Dull; western steamed. 7.30; re ined easy. PORK—Quiet. Jtl 'TTI-7R—Strong: leeeipts. 3300 pkfts.; xttit fresh creamery. 747i71,; creamery, -ommon to choice, 1W/23f-; state dairy, -ommon to choire, Va23; held creamery, -ommon to rhoiee. 13#20; factory, corn son to choice. IzHiM. KtttiS— Firmer: stale. Penna. and near iv average finest. 1SV-& 13. "POTATOES—Steady; new Florida, 3.30 t'sf'OAR— Baw firm: refined steady. Chicago Produce Market. Chicago. April 2S. Notwithstanding marked improvement in weither conditions a majority of trad ers today, were bullish on the wheat sit uation Vin active demand forcing prices uii for July. Corn is off a shade. Oats are up 1*. Provisions show a loss Th.,0|eaflini? futures closed as follows: wiip'AT—May. 8Sy.s July old. K.V>; July new. Sept- old- *1%: Sept, new, enpy—May. I*.‘-: July, 44rS*: Sept.. 4s o\:fs-Mav. 40’,: July. 39: Sept 314*. una poRK—M’v. 11.93: July. 12.21. LARD—M*J". July. 6>7%: Sept.. SHORT RIBS—May, 6.42V1: July. 6Cf>: SOa=h" miotations were as follows: tm ot’R—Quiet hnt firm. \VHEAT-No. 2 spring. 87fi92; No. 3. S3® q->- \n red. v&tiv™. CORN_No. 4?*.; No. 2 yellow. j1 ^o v'TSJ—No. 2. 1WI; No. 2 white, 44'i 4V No. 3 white. Ml 12*. rVk-No. t» UAiiLlii— What Kind of a Daily Newspaper Do You Want In Your Family? You are very particular about the companions chosen by your children, and you cannot afford to take less care in the choice of your daily newspaper, which exerts a silent but potent influence on all who read its columns regularly. This political yeaw you need a good daily paper. Quality should always determine your choice. Better take no paper than one of low standard. Less Than 2 Cents a Day. The Daily Kennebec Journal costs subscribers less than two cents a day. You certainly can afford it; n fact, you cannot afford to be without it. The Daily Kennebec Journal is first among the State Daily papers. If you are not now a subscriber, and think you would like to examine the Daily Journal, cut out and mail us the cou pon below. PLEASE SEND Daily Kennebec Journal One meek Free TO ADDRESS BELOW: NAME ADDRESS --MAINE. This paper will be discontinued at end of week, unless otherwise ordered. MAT/riNfi—Iftf/.M. FLAX--1 m»1 Xu. i northwestern, lo? TIMOTHY—2. W. P( »KK-;lL\ir,. lard-g^ short itirs. simcs r -i.'. SHORT CLEAR SIDES—75? CLOVER-1075. Receipts. Shipments. Flour 15.400 :'i lftu.;jQ. CORN—Quiet, steady; No. 2 vellr.w, tit OATS—Dull, unehangod; No. 2 clipped DO'iifd. Mil.I, FEE!)-Firm, unchanged. BRAN- Spring. 22. MIXF.D FEED-21.7.Va23.2.'. COTTON SEED MEAL-2G.25. PORK—Fnehanged; l.yoo. EARD—Firm; KPiStlOtA BEEF—Steady, unchanged. LAMB—Easy; 8@10. VEAL—Steady; 8«10. BUTTER-Firm, higher; northern. 22■■. 23. CHEESE—Quiet: new, lGtfilV/.. EGOS—Easier; fancy, eastern, VMii 20. APPLES—Firm: Baldwins. 2'?i2.7e. POTATOES—Firm, generally higher; Aroostook Hebrons. 1.25*01.30. SUGAR—Quiet, tirm unchanged. New York Cotton Market. New York. April 28. Spot closed ilull. Middling uplands, 13.85: do. gulf. 11.10. Sales. 1.711 bales. Galveston quiet. 14; Charleston nominal. Memphis quiet. hi's: New Orleans Uiiiet and easy. 11; Mobile nominal. 18},; Savannah quiet. 13%. Consolidated—Net receipts for six days. Kxpoi ts to Great Britain. 13.365: to France, 258; to the continent, 8273; to Jap an, 1100; to Mexico, 50. Stock, 414,029. NEW YORK STOCK MARKET. Furnished Daily by the Federal Stock and Grain Co.; Office, Opera Houso Block, Augusta, Maine. Tel. 52-2. c. M it •Amalgamated Copner .4a3 4S.7, American C. F. Co.— American Ice _ American Ice pf. 28 27.1 American Bo. is.4 ]s.2 American I.o. pf.— American Smelt. 13.2 43 4s.:, IT.fi IS. 2 43.2 COFFEE! Are you a coffee drinker? If so, you want the best. 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