Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-11-01
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Harley. the cx-manaeer Nc the Bank
Of British North America branch 1T Fred
trickton. who was arr"s,sd at HaliflN.
n :. has been released from custody.
1t is understood That *|sv has been mad,
good by relatives.
The battlc-hip Oregon is now on The
government dry dock AT the PIget SnaHd
nay yard undergoing repairs to hey keel.
which vas severely strained when Sh.
ran on the rocks some months ago. She
Will be given a general ovcrhnulirg AMI
painting.
THE United States mackcrl ssini.n;
Schnnn"rS "f'ivcd AZ Halifax. y. $. from
81. Peters banks Tn trs,:iv Mil sydney.
Thcy are III" ). +. Maker. I1ttc a.. ana
Arcadia. ana hhd been chasing schools q.
fish ana lost sight of thcn. The mnckcr-
81 are Reported as coming this way.
The secretary OF the treasury an
n"inced. Thursday. that he would re-
sumo the purchase of short i. short +
ana short = per cent. bonds on Il basis
Of 1.13G; and of long ( per cent. bonds ON
basis of 1896 He reserves the right
to discontinue purchases ut any time.
The failure Of Toplin & Brooks. bankers
and brokers. Of Is Congress street. BuS-
ton. was announced on the Boston Stock
Exchange, OF which they were members.
Thursday The firm consists Of a. r.
Toplif and {. Il. Brooks. 1t is supposed
the decline in Amal2amated Copper had
something To do with the embarrassment
Eight more of the Gloucester fishermen
who have been quarantined at LAWYERS
Island. Halifax. y. S. with smallpox for
some weeks. were discharged. Wednes-
day. as cured and free from the disease
and were fitted with complete clothing by
the United States consul general. Four
of the men left for Boston and the 9TH
erS for Yarmouth.
Thomas J. Harvey. formerly pro-
gram seller at the Pan-American Expo
sition, attempted. Wednesday night to
shoot William J. Mclaughlin, with whom
he boarded. The bullet went wide Of tile
mark and lodged in the hand Of an In
dian named Charles Brave. who stood
nearby. Harvey then shot himself in the
head. intiicting a wound which caused
his death. Thursday. Harvey had been
drinking heavily.
The steamship Moana has arrived NJ
Victoria, l.. c.. from sydney and Homo
lula. From Brisbane news was received
of a fresh outburst of plague on Oct
took sick Of the plague and died. There
had been no cases for TWO months prior
to that time. The United States battle
ship Wisconsin, en- route to Page Page.
arrived at Honolulu on oct. I'd. with
Admiral Casey on board.
John Rogers William Lord ex-Coun-
Gilman Alfred Newmarch and ex-Repre-
sentative 7. y. Winsloe, who We're arrest
ed at Boston. Wednesday night. on the
charge of being implicated in the frauds
Of the Republicans caucuses in Ward u
of that city. were arraigned before judge
Bolster in the RoXbury court. Thursday
morning They pleaded net guilty and
were held in $500 for a hearing. NOV. H.
Rail was furnished for all except WiEs-
Toe who expects To secure u.
The first important step towards th'
breaking I'D William {. Whitneys raciHE
establishment at Heath House, Newman
ket Eng. was the sale, Thursday. OF ~
Of his racers The MoInt Vernon hlly
fetched the best price, goo suineas. WA
Tor Shed the winner of Wednesday
stakes. for which Mr..
Whitney paid 2iD guineas. brought -6ol
ruincas. Holstein was sold for ~
G',in.as Cnnyamore for 9lO guineas, the
Sh;bboleth ,illy for Joo guineas. DcLacey
FOR 10 guineas. and Lake Ward for ~
guineas.
AL mass meeting Of the Merthyr Tyd-
Iii golfers III Cardiff. Wales, Thursday,
III ncfion III their Representatives in
.nraeinr 10 stop work. Friday ana Sal
,,Tday and threatening 20 stop on other
J,.e in order to keep uiJ the price OF
noaI and therefore Of wages. under the
tain" scale. agreement, was confirmed
"a n resolution i'm support of the future
tim of the leaders WAS adopted. The
.i,motion is critical. Tho employers are
tronpiv inclined to RESORT to Il general
inrloI,t \ mass meeting of Welsh COL
i;.rs nassrd a resolution demanding the
rneirnutinn of Mr.. Frederick. the war seq
rcinry. for his harsh treatment Of G"ncr-
al Butler