Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-10-13

villagers were informed about the baby
food long before she finally got the let
ter. Spall admitted opening the letter.
but thought he had right TO establish
the identity of the person to whom ii
was addressed. He denied that he read
the letter There has been more or less
complaint among the residents of the
town about their letters having been
opened. many of the compliments be-
ing young women.
Serious election riots occurred. Sun
day. at Saint Poelten. So miles from vi
emma. after "a meeting of the supporters
of the Christian Socialist candidate for
election to the provincial Diet. Several
train loads of anti-Semites under the
leadership of Herr Lueger. burgomas-
ter of Vienna. left Vienna to attend the
meeting Herr Fermar. burgomaster of
Saint PoeIten. who is a Nationalist. re-
fused 10 allow the anti-Semites from
Vienna to march through the center OF
Saint Poeiten and compelled them to
take a circuitous route After the meet
ing the anti-Semites attempted to force
their way through the principal streets
If the town and broke through cor
don Of police and gerTdarmes. A regi-
mcnt of infantry was called out and
restored order Many persons were ar
rested.
The coroner's jury that has been in
vestigating the death of Mrs. Anna
Pulitzer. whose body was found in the
Morris canal. Sept. IS, rendered a YER
lict. Friday night. in Jersey city. that
he woman came to her death through
,iolence at the hands OF VIM. Hooper
Young.
The 9Th Massachusetts district Demo-
ratio congressional convention at
Lawrence. Mass. Friday, was stormed
~ the A. Il. Bruce delegates, and Mr..
Bruce was declared nominated. receiv-
ne So votes. The delegates for John i.
sparks did not vote. After the conven-
ion the Sparks delegates held con-
rent:on of their own and nominated
sparks. The Sparks men claim that
he convention which nominated Bruce
vas not legal one.
Fire. Friday. destroyed the plant oil
The Bay State Broken Stone Co. at Nal
len. Mass. which supplied in part the
rushed stone used in the construction
If the East Boston tunnel. This VIII
,ause a temporary setback to the work
On the tunnel. An explosion of dyna-
mite which had been stored in the
.rusher building of the plant partly
wrecked that building as the fire pro-
crossed. 1t is believed that the nre
started from the boiler. The loss Is
placed al $4,000: partly covered by IN
surance. Thirty men are thrown Out
Of employment.
Rear Admiral Taylor. chief of the bu-
eau of navigation, has arranged 1or
he assembling of the three fleets whlch
ire to take Part in the big West IN
liam maneuvers at Culebra. Dee. .. All
he vessels assigned will be there then.
axccpt the cruiser San Francisco.
which vas suddenly called to Hayu.
The North Atlantic squadron Is TO san
rom its rendezvous at Hampton Roads
not later than Nov. 20, and the Euro
pean and South Atlantic squadrons
will start from their stations about the
same time.
In n public speech III White Haven
eng Friday night. Mr. Brodrick. sec
etary for war. reiterated COLONIAL
secretary Chamberlains declaration al
birmingham. Thursday night, that the
governments education bill would hot
10 withdrawn and said the rejection
If this bill would mean the reJcctlui
If the government. Concerning ciitl- !
isns of the army. Mr.. Brodrich sald
he war Office was putting IL INTO SUN
ambition that although there might
he a change of government, IL Wouia
he found impossible TO change the sys-
fem now being adopted