Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-06-14
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.


Wednesday evening, that Mrs. VIM. +.
Gladstone was not expected to live
through the night.
The President has appointed Ex-
Representative w d. Eynum of In
diana, member of the commission to
codify the criminal laws Of the United
States, vice d. b. Culberson, deceased.
Rise Null, five years old. died at
New York, Wednesday. of sunstrokc.
She was stricken. Sunday. as her par
ents carried her for an hour through a
cemetery with her bare head exposed
to the sun.
The graduating exercises Of the class
VI 1900 at West Point ended, Wednes
day. Gen. Charles +. Henderson Of
Nebraska, Secretary Of War Root. Gen.
Miles and others addressed the sradu
ating class.
The class Of 1900 OF Nassar College
held its class day exercises, Tuesday.
The class president was Miss Alice
Prentss BarroWs of Lowell. Mass. She
made an address of welcome. The class
song was written by Miss Maude Lou
Use Ray. of Franklin, Mass.
ercises of Columbia University We're
held, Wednesday. The honorary de
gree of Doctor of Laws was conferred
upon Lord Paunceforte. British am
bassador to the United States. Honor
able Thomas Bracket Reed. President
Arthur Twining Hadlcy Of Yale. Cap
tain Alfred r. Mahan, L. $. n. re
tired, ana others.
Senator Scott. who is ut Philadelphia
attending to his duties as a member
Of thu Republican national committee
sent a S20 600 Geographic draft To his
son. Lieut.. Guy T. Scott, at san Fran
cisco. where the young man. upon re-
turning fl m rvica In tho Philippines.
was married. Tuesday. to Miss Leila
VOORHEES,. The senator wired that he
began life with 20 cents.
An attempt to Kill WIN. Smoot. a 20
liceman at the governors mansion at
Frankfort, Ky. was made, at 1870
\. NJ. Wednesday, Smoot was coming
in side gate when an unknown man
who had secreted himself in the yard
fired at him. the ball passing through
his clothing. The police think the man
was a burglar. Coy. Beckham has not
yet moved into the mansion.
! Six men were killed and another ia
| tally injured on a logging railroad at
CImmal, about sc miles from Williams
port Pa. Wednesday afternoon. a
| train jumped the track in some I'M
accountable manner and plunged down
a 300-fout emhankmcnt. Both fireman
and engineer We're instantly killed as
| were four Italian laburers. The ears
and engine We're literally smashed To-
| kindling wood. The county coroner
and an undertaken left. at midnight,
| for the scene.
The Committee Of 100 on India famine
relief at New York. received the fol
| lowing cable Wednesday: Bombay.
June 13.-Wm. l.. Dodge, New York
American Indian relief fund committee
formed. Money used chiefly for four
objects-rescuc Of orphaned children.
aid to pcrishing farmers. clothing for
the naked. village relief. Rain delayed.
Anxiety and distress still increasing.
,Signed Robert A. Hume. Executive
Sccy." The committee CT 100 report
contributions received. Wednesday
amounting to $22S5, and total to date
$65,544.
a special 60 the Buffalo. n. y. News
says: The diamonds seized at Niagara
Falls, Tuesday. are valued at $4,000
Max Lasar and two alleged confeder-
ates. a man and a woman are under
arrest. DR.. p. Van Dandaigue who is
supposed to be implicated. has not
been arrested but is under surveillance
Lasar. according to the customs Off
Gals, brought the diamonds to Montre-
al from Europe and through DR.. Var
Dandaigue met the man and woman
who We're on a wedding tour and in
duced them to take charge Of the pack
age. representing that it was a present
which he did not want them to oper
until they reached the United States.
In the United States district court be
fore Judge Webb, petitions in hankruptc!
have been filed by William II. Costigan
Il