Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-01-24
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.


Timothy c. Harrington, member of
Parliament for the Harbor division of
Dublin, has been reelected lord mayor
of Dublin.
Marquis Ito, the Japanese statesman,
I sailed from Naples, Thursday, for ia
pan on the Hamburg American Line
steamer Kiautschou.
William Wittmacher shot and fatally
| wounded his sweetheart, May Conaty,
at Chicago, Wednesday night. because
she refused to marry him until he had
\ reformed some of his habits. After
shooting the girl Wittmacher killed
himself
| The body of Mrs. Isabelle Allen OF
White Plains, N. Y, was found in
clump of bushes near her home, Thurs
| day. She evidently had been muir
| 1ered, for her head was battered in
md badly mutilated. She was last
seen alive, Wednesday,.
| Two cattlemen suffering from small
pox were landed at London, Thursday,
from the British steamer Tacoma,
which arrived at London, Jan. 10, from
Portland, Me. Another man on the
i
| was sent ashore at Blyth.
| Danny Dougherty of Philadelphia.
was knocked out in the fourth round
by Harry Forbes of Chicago at st.
Louis, Thursday night, in what was
scheduled to be 15-round fight at us
pounds, for the bantam weight cham
pionship of the country.
| The provincial governor has ex-
pressed to the Russian consul at Lem
berg, Austria, for the occurrence of
last Tuesday night, when Polish
demonstration before the Russian con-
sulate, started by a number of stu
dents, was dispersed by a detachment
of Hussars.
| Members of the interstate commerce
commission arrived at Chicago. Thurs
| day, and began making preparations
| Tor investigation of the Northwestern
| Railway merger Commissioner j. d.
| Yeomans said that the investigation
into the result of the rate situation by
reason of the consolidation would be
begun, Friday.
A special to the Detroit, Mich, Trib-
une from Lansing. Mich, says that
Gov. Bliss issued proclamation.
| l.
Michigan to observe Wednesday, Jan.
90, the anniversary of the birth of the
late President Mckinley as day for
making contributions to the McKin-
ley memorial fund.
| AS a sequence to his expulsion from
the Chicago Board of Trade, Feb. 5,
1901, on a charge of having violated
the rules of the organization, John
Dickinson has announced suit against
the officers of that institution for
100000. He also filed petition for
a writ of mandamus to compel the
officers to reinstate him to member
ship.
The Archduchess Elizabeth. grand
daughter of Emperor Francis Joseph,
was married, Thursday morning to
Prince Ohio Won Windisch- GraetZ at
the josef chapel of the Hofburg, Vien-
IA, in the presence of Francis Joseph.
Countess Lonyay, formerly the Crown
Princes Stephanie). the brides mother.
and a number of princes and princesses
belonging to the imperial family.
w. d. Morne, the youth who was ar
rested at Boston, Tuesday evening. on
complaint of Vestryman George w.
Harris of ST. Peters Episcopal church,
Jamaica Plain. was arraigned In the
West Roxbi,ry district court, Thursday.
charged with making threats to extort
money. Horne waived examination and
was held in $500 bonds to appear be-
fore the February superior court.
The 10Th Infantry, stationed at Fort
Sheridan, Chicago. received orders
from Washington, Thursday. to pre-
pare to start for Manila. The COM
lmand is one of the new infantry regi-
lments provided under the recently
lenacted army reorganization bill. 1t
has been. in process of formation since
Hast March Col. VIM. Amman, the
commanding officer, is now in the Phil
ippines.
Justice Boyton Of Hudson, Mass,
who conducted an inquest. finds that
William G.. w. Arnold, who was found
dead in Hudson, Jan. 8. came to his
death in consequence of blow in
flicted upon the back of his head with
some blunt instrument in the hands of
John Arnold. The dead man was the
son of John Arnold. who is now in
Jail here held on the charge of man
slaughter.
| RumOrS were current III oHeIiielu anu
| 3arrow-in- Furnes. Eng; Thursday. OF
/ the intention Of the British government
to purchase the shipbuilding yards OF
| Vickers Sons and Maxim, Limited, and
! to establish a naval dock yard at Bar
row. in-F urness. These rumors have
been denied but it is the general idea
| that there is a suhstratum of truth in
them. and that negotiations to this end
are pending.