Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-04-11
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Frederick y. Davis. the street car
conductor, pleaded guilty At New Ha-
ven. Conn. Tuesday. To burglary on
seven If y counts ana was sentenced
by Judge Wheeler Of the superior
court. to 10 years in state prison.
The Republican state convention
I convened at Norfolk. VA. Tuesday.
ana formed q temporary organization.
At late hour the convention was in 4
wrangle and may not adjourn until
morning. President Mckinley will he
| endorsed for denomination.
1t was given out ~ &. NJ. Walter.
secretary Of the middle If the road
faction of the Indiana Populist state
committee. that the much-talkcd-of
fusion between the Social Democratic
party ana the Middle Of the Readers
will not take place for the reason that
there is trouble between the Social
Democrats and the Socialist Labor
party.
The Populist territorial convention
held At Enid. o. r.. Tuesday. to elect
delegates to the Sioux Falls convention
resulted in split Twenty three dele
gates representing four counties boltcd
and held separate conventions ut which
, they nominated delegates to the Gin
cinnati convention. The boilers took
this action after having failed to in
duce 4 majority Of the delegates to
adopt Middle of the Road policy.
I The convention proper endorsed Bryan
for President
Two steam pumps were in operation
on board the damaged Allan Line
steamer Californian at Boston, Tues
day, keeping her holds free of water.
More of the deck fixtures We're remov-
cd and a small portion of the grain
remaining in No. 3 hold was pumped
out The tOWbOat company is consid-
cring the advisability Of placing the
steamer in the mud on Bird Island fats
in order to expedite the work of light
ering. An attempt to get her into the
dock will probably be made. Saturday.
and if this fails, arrangements will
| undoubtedly be made to take her
around to New York.
John c." Hayes. a Wall street, New
York. broker, the name John G." be-
| ing declared to be fictitious. was ar
rested and locked up in Ludlow Street
| Jail, Tuesday, on a judgment entered
| in the supreme court after a trial be
| fore Justice GilderSleeve and a jury, in
a suit brought against him by F'rcdk
| G. Kinkle. a travelling salesman, to re-
| cover $50, 900 damages for the aliena-
| ton of his Wife's affections The
amount of the judgment is 500, GAS.
Hays was arrested on body attach
I mcnt and the order directs that he be
/ locked up until he satisfies the judg-
ment or is released by operation Of
| law. Kinkle secured a divorce from
! his wife and Hays has since married
| Mrs. Hinkle.
A ngn-uniOn plastercr working in the
| basement Of the Marshall Field build
| irg. Chicago. was assaulted and seri-
ously injured, Tuesday, by a union
| picket. Nearly 200 union men were
| discharged by the contractor Of this
| building. yesterday. and their places
| filled by nOn-union men. Today, L
union picket gained entrance to the
| building and after knocking the nom
union plasterer down with club
made his escape. The union men. AZ in
all, who were at work in the building
| struck. this afternoon. Four laborers
| employed at the site of the new West
ern Electric building, jefferson and
Congress streets, We're attacked and
two Of them seriously injured The
others were badly beaten.