Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-01-19
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.


| The French council of state has re-
Jected Count Esterhazys appeal
against the decree cashiering him from
the navy.
Martha Davis Bessey for the last
- years connected with the art depart
Inent of Tiffany & Co.. New York, died
of apopIexy, Wednesday, Miss Bessey
was a direct descendant on her moth
ers side of Roger Wolcott, colonial
governor of Connecticut.
| General Leonard f. Ross is dead IT
Gaiesburg, H., aged 77. He served with
distinction in the United States army
during the Mexican and Civil wars.
He was collector of internal revenu,
under President Johnson. His father
was the founder of Lewiston, Ill.
4 Governor Miguel Ahumada of Chi
huahua. Mexico, who is attending the
mid-winter carnival at IIl Paso. has
signed a concession for u railway
across his state to T.. A. StllwclI Of
| Kansas City, the promoter of the Kan
sas City, Mexico & Orient Railway.
Gen. AlSer has suffered a relapse
and is again confined to his bed at De-
troit Mich. One week ago last Mon
'uy ht itit bIIitc lOl ltcIlTS WtiI,
and before the end Of the day a cold
had set in with marked symptoms or
grip. He was forced to take his bed
Henry Arthur Jones, the dramatist
| says that when he first taught himself
| how to write plays it WAS his custom
| to witness the same piece six nights a
| week in order to learn the technique
He keeps Il stock Of characters. plots
scenes, incidents and themes all lying
ready for use and simmering in a
dramatic stockpot.
Peter Alworth, captured by Lewis
Wolff while robbing his store on An
drew street, Lynn, Mass, during
Thursday night. was, Friday. held in
$500 for trial. Saturday. The police Wis
| tied Alworth's room and found a num-
ber Of things supposed to have been
stolen. He has but recently been re-
| leased from the Concord reformatory.
His companion has not been caught.
One hundred and fifty students re-
| Gently arrested at kiefe, Russia. for
engaging in political agitation. have
been ordered expatriated to Port Ar
thur where they will do military SER
! vice. The same fate awaits scores of
| StuI'IAS dt 81 tttsI ofl
| a similar charge The ferment con-
tinues among students throughout the
country. Disturbances are anticipated
Chief Wade of the district police will
take part in the Lawrence Mass. mu-
nicipal imbroglio. His interference is
brought about by the holding of the
| wages Of the department laborers by
City Treasurer Bailey for the reason
i..lI I,1. Sc,
accounts to pay the bills If Saturday
is allowed to pass without these labor
crs having been paid, the weekly pay
ment law relative to cities will have
been violated and the chief of the dis
trict police. Friday. announced his in
tention of finding who was responsible
for the violation and of taking immedi-
ate action.
Alfred Morse of Somervillc. Mass,
WAS arrested by Deputy Marshal Pick
cring, Friday on the charge of sending
obscene matter through the mails. He
was taken before United States Com
missioner Fiske and was held in $500
bonds until the 25th. when he Will be
! given a hearing. The complaint against
Morse IS the same as that against
! Evangeline Yale Davley. who was ar
rested, Thursday. Both are astrologcrs,
and it is charged that in sending out
| horoscopes they enclosed a circular
I advertising a certain book. 1t is held
by the United States officers that the
circular is obscene.
y sealed verdict in favor of the de-
fendant was opened in the supreme
court at Nashua, -. H., Friday. in the
case OF the University of Illinois VS.
Solomon Spaulding Of Nashua. The
suit was brought to recover $40, 900 rs
Mr.. SpauldinG's share Of bond which
had been made out BY several persons
for $50O,000 to protect fund which was
deposited with Charles Spaulding, son
of the defendant. The younger Spauld-
| ing, who was treasurer of the Globe
! Savings Bank of Chicago. WAS also
made treasurer of the university. When
the Globe Bank failed the funds of the
| university were heavily involved, and
! the treasurer being unable to satisfy
! the demands of the trustees. suits were
! instituted against the bondsmen to re-
! cover the amount of shortage.