Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-01-09
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Receiver E. D. Muir of the AIer-
chants National Bank of Rutland, VT.
is paying a dividend OF % per cent. to
depositors About 200 have received
their dividend checks. but there does
NOT seem to be a great rush for the
money.
VIM. $. McNary, chairman of the
Democratic organization in the Massa-
chusetts House of Representatives has
called 4 caucus. for Monday next, inn
mediately after the session, to nomi-
nate q candidate for United States
senator.
The paIatial home of w. G. Carnegie
at Stafford Place. Cumberland Island,
Florida, was destroyed by fire. late
Saturday afternoon. The house was OF
old English architecture, ana richly
furnished throughout. sne furnishings
alone costing $4,000.
David Oilers private bank at Shiloh.
Ohio. was robbed, early Tuesday. The
robbers are said to have secured S600e
in currency. 4 number of Cover nment
bonds and q lot of valuable JeWeiry
belonging to the bankers wife. They
stole horse and buggy and escaped.
Mrs. Mary r. Lease has written
friends ut Topeka from New York that
she will withdraw her suit for divorce
and return to Kansas to live with her
husband. She quits the lecture feid
and will devote the remainder Of her
life to an endeavor to make a happy
home for her husband and children.
The recent experiments with wireless
tclegraphy in connection with the
French fleet have been so satisfactory
that it has been decided to provide the
entire Mediterranean squadron with
wireless apparatus. The recent expert
mcnts showed that dispatches can pc
exchanged reliably at distances OF
from IS to 20 miles.
Thomas j. Minnock, the man who got
himself incarccratcd at Bellevue Hos
pital by feigning insanity and VINO
the principal witness against the nurs-
es in the insane pavilion at Bellevue,
| walked into the district attorneys OIL
| flee at New York, Tuesday. He SAID
he had been in Waterbury, Conn, ana
that he had no intention of going to
! California. as was reported
In his report to the marine and fish
cries department, the superintendent
! Of Sable Island states that the dorles
which were washed ashore on the IS
| land were marked Lottic and Golden
| Hone They were found on Oct. -.
| since which time there had been no
| communication with the mainland.
| few DAYS previous some hundreds of
| new deals drifted ashore en- the is
/ land.
The torpedo boat destroyer Law
renee. the product of the Fore River
| Engine Co. of Quincy, Mass, ana
manned by Il Massachusetts, crew, was
| sent cut on it's maiden trip, Tuesday
| preparatory to its official speed ulalS
which will occur previous 70 It's ac-
| ceptancc by the United States govern
ment. The trial was i'll every way sat
isfactory and during the run over
measured course the vessel developed
/ a speed of 20l4 knots.
From Union Springs, Ala, it is learn
| ed that \. II. Frazer, tax collector OF
Bulloch county, has received q letter
| dated Memphis from men claiming
| they had kidnapped FraZer'S lS-ycaf-
old son Bass, in Atlanta, and demand
| ing $4,000 ransom. The letter contained
young Frazer's signature as proof o.
their claim. Frazer was student IN
the Technology school at Atlanta ana
| it is learned has not been seen there Ill
several DAYS. The kidnappers assert
they wore on their way to Kansas Guy
| whence further negotiations would Dc
| conducted.
Announcement has been made al
New York, that officers and directors
had been chosen for the Consumers
| Biscuit and Manufacturers 90. an II
! dcocndent cooperative company 1oTih-
cd by retail grocers in opposition 70
the National Biscuit Co, ana thAt
work on the companys factory Is
/ RAPIDLY nearing completion 1t was Al
so announced that VIM. Crocker, 1oFhi-
crlv of the National Biscuit Co, ana It's
predecessor. is associated in the new
venture. Alleged unjust discrimIna-
tions have led to the formation OF the
new company.
Frank Welch. the pusilist, died al
Easton. Pa. Tuesday morning from
the effects of his fight at Philllpspufs'
\ j.. on New Years eve, with Paddy
| Donovan. Nelch's case is one OF the
most rcmafl1a bic on record. he had
! bean conscious from the time he col
lapscd in the ring until he died, PERI
cd of over. a week. WEIGH, whose real
name was Frank sGrabfelder, was Il
Years old and lived in Philadelphia
Warrants are out for the arrest OF some
20 mon connected with the fight ana
Donovan and seTeral others are III Jall
Ut ReiyiGeTe, y. ..