Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-02-19
Daily kennebte Journal
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Field Marshal Sir Neville BoWleS Cham
berlain is dead at London. He was born
in 1890.
Andrew Carnegie has offered $4,000 to
the city of Pomona. Cal. for the estab-
lishment of free public library with the
condition that the city furnishes the site
and supports the library.
The DeWindts expedition, on an over
land trip from Paris to New York, an /
which started from the French capital.
Dec. 10, has arrived from Irkutsk, which
place DeWindt and his companions LETT
Yakutsk, East Siberia, Jan. 10.
Seventy-five delegates of the Broom
Manufacturers Association of the United
States and Canada met at Chicago, Tues
day, and began a discussion that Is eX-
pected to result in horizontal raise of
at least 10 per cent. in the price OF
brooms.
Florence Burns. the young woman who
is accused of the murder of Walter
Brooks al a hotel in New York City, last
Friday. was not arraigned. Tuesday, the
hearing having been postponed until
Wednesday. through the request of the
district attorney.
The great Treadwell mines on Douglass
island. on the Pacific coast, were assailed
by fire, Tuesday. Feb. IL. The Alaska E
American compressor building was entire
ly destroyed For hours over 100 miners
in the lower workings We're in danger,
but SO far as known no lives were lost.
At a special meeting. Tuesday. of the
trustees OF Inc L fllteu states trust 10.
John A. Stewart rendered his resignation
of the office of president and recommend
ed that Lyman j. Gage, former secretary
onf the treasury. be chosen his successor:
1t was understood that Mr.. Gage would
accept.
In drawing up to the navy yard coal
y docks at Pensacola. Fla. Tuesday, the
gunboat Machias was caught by heavy
swell and driven with such violence
against the dock that one of her plates
below the water line was looScned. She
sprung a leak, which will necessitate her
remaining there several days for repairs.
The Maryland House of Delegates
Tuesday by a tie vote, defeated for want
of a constitutional majority the bill to
prevent trusts from transactinS business
in the General Court. The order vas
strongly opposed by Mr.. Calender, who
introduced the bill, on the ground that y
would destroy the purpose Of the bill.
The order was finally killed without d.
vision.
Former Governor l.. Bradford Prince
in an open letter to Gov. Otero of New
Mexico. announces that he will continue
to act as regent of the College of ASri-
culture and Mechanic Arts. in spite of
the governors letter notifying him of his
dismissal from that office. MIR. Prince
denies that the governor of "A territory
has the power to remove a territorial
official during his term of office.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Closer. an aged
couple, were found in their home at Ere
mont, ONO. lueSudy, III a HlbSt pltloibis
condition. They had been overcome by
gas. Saturday. and while. Frustrated their
fires went out They later recovered con-
seriousness but could not move and had
been lying cold and helpless. They were
so badly frozen that the arms and leSs
of both were amputated. Neither is ex-
pected to recover.
After brooding for 80 years over the
death of their only child, and going
through the miseTicS of tll-health. lack
of work and poor luck. Richard Schultz"
and his wife, Maria, tried to end thei'
lives at New York. Tuesday, by turning
on the gas in their rooms. They were
found while yet alive and were taken to
would recover. They lett letters declar-
ing their intentions of dying because they
had no friends.
Senator Depew and ]. Pierpont Morga n
were in conference at New York. Tues
day. with Corporation Counsel Rives and
Mayor Low referring to the conditions
in the N Y. c. tunnel Mr.. Depew and
Mr. Morgan said the New York Central
desired to cooperate with the city I'm
every proper way in improving the condi-
ton in the tunnel and that 1t would give
to the mayor any formal assurance that
might be required of its intention to sub
stitute electricity for steam as rapid Z
as practicable.
James McAuline. principal witness in
the trial of Wardman Glennon of New
York, and whose testimony was thought
to have been largely responsible for Glen
mons conviction and sentence to. Sing
Sing. Is dead, of fracture of the nose.
McAuliffe made a complaint against Glen
non for the wardmans failure to suppress
diSorderly house next door to McAu-
lines. McAuliffe was at the home of his
sister, Saturday evening. until 40. and,
Sunday morning. a policeman found him
without having recovered consciousness.