Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-10-01
NEWS NUGGETS.
Drought by the Wires From the
North. East south and West.

Nohliol OF tne lelepnOne, Telegraph
ana Gable co. of America passed into
the hands OF Charlls w. Morse. Mon
day. Mr.. Morse was reported to have
exercised his option on more than two
thirds Of the stock of the company.
The announcement was made at Bos-
ton. Saturday. that Radcliffe College is
To come into bequest under the will
of the late Susan Cabot Richardson of
Milton, which bids fair to prove of i'm
portance to the institution. 1t will
amount to nearly 500. Geo. Under terms
of the will, however. Miss Josephine NJ.
Hicks of Milton, and Miss Louisa
Mex. Topliff are entitled to the entire
income during their lives, so long as
they remain unmarried
Frederick W. Hartman. an aged
farmer, living near Hobart, Ind, ia
tally wounded his wife, aged - years.
by striking her several times on the
head with Il piece of iron. Leaving
her for dead. he went into his bedroom
ana committed suicide ~ shooting
himself. Mrs. Hartman's skull is frac-
tured. The couple had been marie /
IL years and had raised a family of
five children. OF late they had quar-
relied over money matters.
The Senate subcommittee Of the
committee on military affairs, Monday
=, Washington. began the investigation
Of charges against Lieut.. Col. II. O. :.
IrlstHud of the army. i'll connection
with tho alleged Manila hemp ComEina-
ticn. The charges were preferred by
Major Hawkes.. formerly 4 volunteer
officer. IN brief the charges are that
with other officers of the army and
some officials in the civil departments
col. Heistand attempted to form Gem
fination to control the output Of hemp
from the Philippines, using their Off
!, It'll positions and influence to further
their ends.
The fixed white light on the High
Bluffs at the end OF cape cod, known
to mariners as Highland light. Will be
changed to a flashing signal. Tuesday,
in conformance With the recent order
Of the lighthouse service. At sunrise
hour in the morning the distinctive
fixed white light will so out and at
the sunset hour the flash light will be
kindled for the first time. The flash
will be one half second. followed by
four and half seconds Of shadow.
The new light will be in a temporary
structure until the present apparatus
is removed from the main tower and
the new apparatus permanently IN
stalled.
The President Monday. made the
following appointments in tie navy:
Theodore S. Thompson. pay director
with rank of captain. Hiram E. Drury.
pay inspector. rank of commander. 10
seph Fyfe. paymaster. rank of lieuten-
ant. George Il. Nenable, past assistant
rank Of junior lieutenant.
Charles Morris, Jr. and John w. Morse.
past assistant paymasters. rank of
junior lieutenant George f. Budd, leu
tenant commander Percy y. Olmstead,
lieutenant Frank f. Eidgeley. lieuten-
mt junior grade Arthur 0. Gates and
George NJ. Heinen, warrant machin-
Is IS. Vista Il. Thompson. gunner VIM.
Johnson, boa tswain. Herbert G. Elkins,
VIM. F. Spicer, lieutenant
colonel. marine corps.
In the worst wreck, with one eXcep-
ton. in the history of the Berkshire
division of the New York. New Haven
& Hartford Railroad. three train en-
plOyes We're killed and three others
badly injured near Bridgeport. Conn,
early Monday morning. Two freights,
one a regular north-bound. which left
at 4.30 in charge OF Con-
ductor John Mills of Bridgeport, and
the other known as the Erie Extra,
south bound. collided on curve
quarter Of a mile south of Long Hill
station. while moving at full speed
The engineer of the extra admits that
he was to blame for the collision, say
ing that he forgot that he should have
waited for the regular on siding at
Stepney. two miles north Of Long Hiil.