Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-10-02
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Mrs. II. b. Robinson Of Lawrence
Mass. died. Tuesday. from a self-niicted
bullet wound. The cause of the suicide
does not appear.
Gums Opera house block in Truro ~
s. was partially destroyed by fire. Tues
day morning. The loss is about $40.
insurance, about $25ooo.
Andrew NOR. one of the fishermen of
The schooner Thalia quarantined at Law
lers Island. Halifax. n. S.. with small
pox. died and was buried on the island.
Henry Brooks. so years of age, was
drowned in the harbor at sydney Mines.
n. s. Tuesday, by the upsetting Of a
boat. y widow and one child survive
MIN
The Presbyterian synod of the mari
time provinces convened at ST. John. y.
b. Tuesday night. in 18th annual session.
Some 10 delegates are present and more
Will come. Rev a f. Carr of Campbell
town, was elected moderator.
The court of appeals at Albany. y. Y.
did not render any decision Tuesday. in
the Roland b. MoiineuX murder case.
The next decision day of the court is
Friday but there is nothing TO indicate
when the decision will be rendered.
a young woman was arrested. Monday
night, acc cd of burglaries in Cambridge.
Mass. by officers Hurley and Hall. The
alleged thief is 20 years of age. named
Maggie Carroll, comely well dressed and
with the appearance of good breeding.
Somcrvile avenue, Somcrville.
Suit for $1,000 damages has been com
menCed by Edwin s. Harris, superinten-
dent Of public schools of Boston. against
Mrs. Emily Collins. wife of School Com
missioner Martin W. Collins. Mr.. Harris
charges Mrs. Collins with slandering him
by circulating stories alleging improper
conduct on his part with girl pupils in
the schools
Supreme Court Justice Hooker of Free
dona. \. Y, has decided TO vacate the
temporary stay and will deny a ccrtiti-
cate of reasonable doubt in the case of
Wardman George BissCrt. who was con-
victed in New York City of accepting "A
bride from the keeper of Il disorderly
house Bissert MADE an appeal to the
appellate division of the supreme court.
The marriage contract between Miss
Helen Morton. daughter OF Levi p. Nor
ton. formerly Vice President of the Unit
ed States. and CoInt Bosom De Perigod.
a son of the Duke Of Tallcyrand. Peri
CORD. was signed at Paris. Tuesday, in
the presence Of two families. The mar
riaSe will take place next Saturday at
ST. Mary's Roman Catholic church, Chef
sea. London.
As result of FIRE which destroyed
the polishing shop ana engine house at
FcSan " Ballow's granite works ut tluin-
cy. Mass, Tuesday, Joe Givan ana
George II. Smith of that place. are under
arrest charged with setting fire to the
place. They were arraigned before Judge
Albert f.. Avery. who made his initial
appearance upon the bench ana both men
were held in $1,000 for hearing oct. 4.
The Danish Gunboat Moen foundered
Tuesday. while at gun practice near CO.
pcnhagcn Her masthead can be seen
few yards above the water The crew
of the vessel were saved. The Moen was
an iron gunboat of 800 tons displacement.
She was built at Copenhagen in 1876 and
carried one 1o-inch muzzie loading Arm
strong gun, two 3.4 inch Nrupp guns and
two rapid fire guns. Her speed was
about nine knots; she carried Il crew of
% men.
AT tho annual meeting Of the stock
holders of the Northern Pacific Railway
Cc at New York. Tuesday. the retiring
board of directors was reelected with
out change. All of the proxies of both
factions were voted by Robert Bacon OF
the firm of j. Z. Morgan Il Co. and con-
stituted nearly all of the outstanding
stock. 1t was therefore impossible 10 de-
termine how much stock is owned by
each side. The total number of shares
voted was about 1.40.GD shares out OF a
total of 1,oo0.W0 outstanding, so that the
two financial interests lacked about 1oo-
oty shares or S15000,0 900 of having the en-
tire capital.
The directors of the United States Steel
Corporation have declared the regular
quarterly dividend of ~ per cent. on the
preferred stock and l per cent on the
common stock. According to the state
ment of the corporation for the six
months ended Sept. 30 Sept. estimated)
the total net earning from operations
were $54.954. 81. After deducting Sa,Co9,-
705 set aside for sinking funds and main
tenance. and six months interest charges
on bonds of $1.6W,o0 there remained a
balance of SO %. 1855 The balance appli-
cable to surplus or new construction as
the board of directors may direct after
deducting the DIVIDENDS for the two quar-
tiers was ST. 500, 742.