Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-12-25
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The commissioner Of public lands Of
Hawaii, j. II. Brown. arrived at San
Francisco, Monday. on the steamship
Alameda on route for Washington TO
consult with the departments regard
ing the public land questions of the is
land of Hawaii.
The Louisville, Ky, Courier Journal.
Monday, said: The smallpox situation
IN Greencup county is critical and the
state board OF health has declared a
strict quarantine There are several
hundred cases and the death rate has
been % per cent, the largest known in
the history Of the disease in the state.
Every person in the county has been
vaccinated.'
Near Rome. Ca. a passenger train
or the Chattanooga, Rome & southern
Railway. was wrecked at MiilerS, sun
day night the train was running AT
full speed when it suddenly took the
SIDE track and crashed into dozen
box cars. The switch had been thrown
for tie purpose Of wrccking the train.
The engineer ana fireman saved their
lives Ey jumping.
A telegram has been received N the
Harvard College observatory from
Prof Krcutz. at Eic! observatory.
stating that Il comet Wgs discovered
by Giacobini at Nice. Dec. 20, 3i3
Greenwich. mean time, in i. ~. -
hours. - minutes, seconds. ana Dec.
minus - degrees. 0 min. 0 sec: daily
motion in Il. A.. plus min; daily mo-
ton in December. minus ) degrees
Sir Vim. John Lyme. premier of New
l.
qucstcd by the Earl Of Hopetoun. gov
crno~ general Of the commonwealth OF
Australia, 10 form the first Federal
ministry. has declined his task He has
dyisod Lord Hopetoun to summon Mr..
Edmond Barton, who was leader Of the
Federal convention during its sessions
in Adelaide, sydney and Melbourne in
1897 and 1s9S.
Jessie Morrison was released at Ell
dorado. Kes.. Monday evening on S50G0
bonds. Miss Morrisons father accom-
panied the sheriff to the jail and jos
sic was released from custody. The
party then quietly went to the Nolri-
son home. Miss harrison has not yet
made known her plans for the immc-
diIt" future. 1t is thought, however
that she will spend some time visiting
her Old home in the East.
f. \. Read station agent at North
field Farms. Mass. a small place on the
New London Northern Railroad. fear
ing arrest at his home Sunday night.
fired a bullet through mis- head killing
himself instantly Deputy Sheriff f. J.
Pratt had called at Reads home to ar
rest him on q charge of practicing
|
Read lived at Miller's Falls. He was
about So years of age.
An appeal has been taken in the case
of the Berlin banker. Sternberg. re-
Gently convicted of an offense against
morality. to the Piech- Gericht, or su-
prcme court of the empire. The Berlin
err Tageblatt says that the executive
committee of the Berlin Bar Associa-
ton has lodged q protest with Dr..
Schoenstedt. Prussan minister of jus
! tice. against the treatment to which
Sternbcrg's lawyers have been sub
jected.
The Enterprise colliery. operated by
w. l.. COnrell & Co. of Scranton, Pa,
was tied up completely, Monday, by
| the 400 employees going on strike be-
cause number Of miners had not paid
| their iaborcrs the amounts the latter
claimed We're due them in accordance
with the 10 per cent. increase. The
strikers say they Will not return to
work until the company either makes
the offending miners settle sat:sfac-
torily or discharges them.
Arthur Sloan. q years Old of Boston.
was arrested at New York, Sunday
ntght, at the instance of the Boston
police. They allegc that on Dec. II.
Sloan entered the flat Of his sister and
FER husband ct 1913 Noreland street,