Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-04-03
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

| Private Healy of the 9th Infantry. was
hanged. Wednesday. at Manila, for the
| murder of Sergeant Moreland in AnrjI
| 1901.
Junius Henri Browne a widely-known
author. journalist. newspaper man and
| llterateur. died at New York, Wednes-
Gay, after a lingering illness
!. The tenement block at South Framing
nam Mass. owned by Charles and Ber-
ztxam Butter, was destroyed by fire early
n 1t9Qaesday causing loss of $1,000.
I flo ffRfnlaArch council of the Phi Kap-
/ pa Isl College fraternity met at Pitts
bbusgf sdnesday. with nearly 500
/, m etnDer8 ffoMsfH parts of the country.
I. The 6pfeine court at Havana has fixed
the bah Qf Estes G. Rathbone at 800. 900
cash The SeuTt S-rued that, until SEN
iepte 81 thh6ne was entitled to bail I'M
der Ire pQSta1 code.
Horace A Eaton of Lynn, Mass, gener-
e. scfsctary treasurer of the Boot and
Shoe N orkers' Union with headquarters
IN tie albany building. Boston, has re-
sdgHH his position after filling the office
Tor zen years.
N.Y. yanderbilt's Illinois III and Bat
epe ctively, first and second places
in athes<Aee for the Prix La Grange. the
princfpfuHevent of the Maisons Lafitte
meeting. ftear PARTS. Wednesday. Rigby
tAmericallspn lie yengeur, won the Prix
The WI fs Rowley. Mass. has expe-
" ednesa 81 the heel factory of s. A.
Boyntery$ before the blaze was placed
under fc4{3Al II bad consumed six build
l N I g e sBst 20 the owners and occu-
Mrs. MAJ Butter, aged 10. who was
married. Mz3ch9 1901, TO r. Orlando But
ter, and, Monday, to Harry Il. McRea
Was wa arraignsd an court at Lowell. Mass.
WednesdayEo on the charge of bigamy
She pleaded guilty and was held in 500
for the superior court
Judge John w. Rovell of Randolph VT.
was, Wednesday, appointed to the vacant
chief justiceship OF the supreme court of
Vermont. caused by the recent death OF
Grief Justice Taft Gov. Stickney made
the appointment. and at the same time
tenderedsan appointment to Seneca Hasel-
ton OF burlington, as assistant Justice
vice Judge Rowell. Mr. HaseIton ia a
Democrat.
Chicago packers are giving no serious
thought to the reports from New York
that the retail butchers are organizing an
opposition company to ship live stock to
in New York. They say that it is not
possible for anybody to establish a
Strengthening plant in New York City
large enough to take care of the trade
there and that the proposed capital of ST.
ooo,wo would last less than a month.
The operators of the West Virginia BIZ
luminous coal fields, it is understood at
Indianapolis have until the last of this
week 10 make up their minds whether or
not they will meet their men in Joint con-
ference to make an annual settlement
Thus far all efforts to get the mine own
ers to treat with the men as an organiza-
ton have failed. The sanction of the ma
uonal organization will be given for a
general strike if this effort shall fall
An official note just published at Ber-
lin announces that Emperor William will
be represented at King Edwards corona
ton by Admiral Prince Henry of Prus-
STA, who Will be accompanied by Vice Ad-
miral Baron Won Seckendorff Field Mar
shall Count Won Waldersee, Vice Admiral
Won Rooster and Count Won Seckendorff
the chamberlain of the late Empress
Frederick. Prince Henry will be accom-
panied by his wife on the special invi-
tation of King Edward.
James Mason, a deaf mute, was, Tues
day. at Louisville, KY, sentenced to one
year in the penitentiary after entering a
plea of guilty to the unusual charge of
stealing Bible. The fact that at the
time of the theft he had concealed the
sacred book in some bed clothing belong
ing to Mamie Spears, the owner of the vol
ume, and had forgotten to send the CLOTH
ing back, added to the severity OF his sem
tence. Judge Miller, after sentencing
Mason, made a subscription OF 81 to a y
fund which was speedily collected and the
prisoner left for Frankfort bearing with
him a Bible presented by the judgesa nd
the officers Of the court. t-