Daily Kennebec Journal (Augusta, Me.)
November 30, 1908

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sz DMlly Wexmjelbkk JWUIMJL VOL. XXXIX. AUGUSTA, MAINE, MONDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 30,1908—TEN PAGES. NO. 284 |A LONG CHASE After Man For Violation Of the Postal Laws. Inspector Robinson Lands Him After 9-months Search, Augusta, Hallowell and Gardiner Visited by the Party Wanted. Portland, Me., Nov. 29.—After months of watching and careful planning Post office Inspector W. B. Robinson of this city has captured a man who lias been wanted since Marclt for using the i'nit cd States mails for the s- the princess in Elinor Glynn’s lie lh novel “Three Weeks.” The name of this nobleman has been withheld by the I government, but it is being passed freely around the boulevards. He is a member of one of the oldest and most aristocratic families in France, and he is credited with being the only man who ever ruled Mme. Steinheil through her affections. As far as has been discovered, this nobleman, a widower with three chil dren, is the only one who ever sound ed depths of love in the woman. Al though there is evidence she was a partner in many intrigues, on>* in the series being with Felix Faure, sixth President of France, the nobleman was the only one to whom she responded in a spirit of loyalty. The story of their meeting and secret friendship is one of the most interesting in the long se ries of events which now seems on the point of breaking into a national scan dal. This affair has been taken by Roche fort as the strongest evidence of the wayward nature of Mme. Steinheil. She was leaning on the arm of her hus band when she first saw the noble man. She and her husband were enter taining 50 guests in the house now known as “the house of art and intri gue.” That was about 10 years ago, shortly before Faure’s tragic end. and Paris is now asking if the President was not sent to liis death because of the spell this nobleman held over the oman. In his confession, the nobleman, a count, said Mme. Steinheil made the first advances, and this was in keep ing with all her other affairs. She in sisted on a clandestine meeting, and by her wiles she soon had him making freuuent calls on her in a villa in Bellevue. This villa «lie rented under (im -irpe of Mme. Prevost. Marrietta r" t! miik. whose son was falsely cl. Ii'.- .l hv Milie. Steinheil with being Hit* murderer, lived in the villa and connived at all her mistress’ treachery toward her husband. (Continued on Page Ten.) A CONEESSION Said to Have Been Made By Lamptiere. Or. Schell Says Man Was Im plicated In All the Murders Committed by Mrs. Gunness, to Number of Twenty or More. Des Moines, la.. Nov. 20.—Ur. Ed ward Schell, president of Iowa Wesley an University, who steadfastly refused to testify against Ray Damphere dur ing the sensational Gunness murder trial, admitted in Des Moines Saturday that Damphere confessed to him that he had murdered Mrs. Gunness. Dr. Schell declares he is bound by an oath given him by Damphere not to divulge the story told him in prison at Daporte when Damphere sent for him last summer. “I cannot give to the world the story of a man who sent for me as a Catho lic would send for a priest,” said Dr. Schell, who is in Des Moines attending an Epworth Deague convention. “Beads of sweat stood out on his fore head that night in his awful agony and he pledged my confidence berore he would tell me a word. But Dr. Schell, closely questioned, ad mitted that he knew Damphere had murdered Mrs. Gunness and her chil dren. He admitted that he knew that Mr« Gunness was dead beyond 3 ques tion’ He admitted that he knew that Damphere had been implicated in every one of the murders which Mrs. Gun ness committed on her Indiana farm. He said that if Damphere could now be induced to make the confession to officers that he made to the minister that the man who has been sent to prison for arson could be tried again on an indictment charging him with complicity in the killing by Mrs. Gun ness of Ole Stverud on her murder farm. If Dr. Scholl chose to tell all that her knows, it is a weird story of blood shed and decapitation and wholesale slaughter that he could relate of all the doings of the mysterious murder farm near Daporte. There is not a killing of all the 2 of which Mrs. Gunness is believed to be guilty of, which Damphere did not know and tell his confessor in the Da perte cell on that night a year ago. But the minister s lips are sealed by a promise, and all he can say is that I^amphere’s sentence for arson was far less than he deserved to get. GIVES UP FIGHT. Woodruff Withdraws in Favor of Sec. Root. Believes Action Is For Inter est ot the Administration. Both Taft and Woodruff Give Out Their Explanations. Hot Springs, Vu.. Nov. 29.--Tlmothy L. Woodruff, chairman of the New York State Itepublican committee with drew today from the United States senatorial contest in favor of Secre tary of State Elihu Root. This action was taken after a protracted confer ence with President-elect Taft and was followed by statements by both Mr. Taft and Mr. Woodruff. Aside from these statements, each of which con cedes that Mr. Root is likely to suc ceed Senator Platt on Jan. 19 next, no delails of the conference were made known. Mr. Taft said: “I can only say that I am very much pleased at the attitude that Governor Woodruff has taken in this matter. He has been moved by earnest desire to promote part}- harmony and has es tablished his claim to the gratitude of the Republicans of New York and also of the country at large for making it as certain as possible that such states men as Mr. Root will be chosen to represent New York in the Senate* (Continued on Page Ten.) MANY CAUSES

Blamed For Decrease in Stock ExchangeActivity. Professionals Hail Things Their Own War Last Week.

Money Seems Plentiful For In vestment— Exchange Rate High. New York, Nov. 29.—The play of contending- opinions reflected in the action of the securities market last week had to do with effort to adjust the relative force of the undiminished confidence over the commercial and In dustrial outlook and the question of how far that outlook had been dis counted in the speculation. Restora tion of the previous week’s decline in prices was quickly and easily effected, aided by the requirements of the short interest left uncovered on that decline. The tone of hesitation and uncertainty appeared after the recovery and indi cated a degree of reluctance on the part of buyers in following prices to new high stages. Transactions under went a decided shrinkage in volume, no single day’s dealings rising to a full million shares. The decrease was attributed in large part to a subsidence of the general out side participation in the market and operations lapsed into professional hands. In these hands skilful use’was made of an occasional incident to push the price fluctuations to an extrerpe, but the continual changes in tbe current indicated the superficial character of some of these influences. The falling tendency of the week was made the most of when the week opend by pro fessed uneasiness over the effects on the pending revision of import duties of the magazine article on the subject by Andrew Carnegie. The stand taken by the former iron master in favor of abolition of duties on steel, it was feared, would give a new turn to the proposed tariff re vision such as the financial district has been inclined to assume had been averted. Political discussion bearing on a reported divergence of view on this subject between the incoming ad ministration and the leaders of the House of Representatives was calculat ed to emphasize the effect of this in fluence. There was also some discus sion of the tone of the market for steel products, which indicated a slackening of the rate of expansion in that in dustry which was indicated by the in rush of orders released by the passing of the elections. The reaction which has occurred in the price of copper metal was another index of a failure to maintain the full rate of recupera tion of consumptive demand or of speculation excess in anticipating the demand. The heavy tone In the metal industries was the consequence and this persisted to some extent, even in the periods of recovery in the general list df the stock market. A prime factor in the rebound of prices was the inference drawn from the' listing at the Stock Exchange of new Southern Pacific common stock. The action was perfunctory in itself but the professional speculative ele ment viewed it as a preliminary to putting into operation some important general financial plan dealing with Southern Pacific and, possibly with Union Pacific. On the side of conservatism in the speculation has been the opening pros pect of demands for fresh capita! In the form of new issues. Tbe successful sale of $12,500,09 of New York City (Continued on Page Ten.) Maine Declares Strict Quarantine. Bangor, Me., Nov. 29.—At a meeting of tho Maine State Board of Cattle Com missioners lield here tonight it was de cided to declare a rigid quarantine against all cattle from other states or countries until further notice by the hoard. Chairman Beal said that this action had been taken after careful consideration, to guard the herd of Maine against the foot and mouth disease, which Is prevalent in Michigan and other states. Ths herds of Maine are now in exceptionally good con dition, said Mr. Beal, and every effort will lie made to keep them so. Should the foot and mouth disease gain a foot-* hold in (Maine the loss might reach In the hundreds of thousands. The board is now closing up Its work for the year, and reports gratifying suc cess in 1908.