Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-01-13

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ton, for $500. She was bid in by rep
| resentative of G.. II. Whitcomb, the
mortgage. 1t is said that new boilers
will be put in and the boat thoroughly
| repaired.
According to the Paris La Presse thu
battleship Massena is being fitted out
| to take President Loubet to st. Peters
burg to return the visit to France OF
the Russian Gar. La Presse says tho
Massena will sail the end of March oi
| the beginning of April, that she will BE-
escorted by three cruisers and that she
will remain at st. Petersburg three
days. returning before the general cleo
tons.
The American bark Thomas A. God-
dard and the British bark Landskrona
sailed from Boston, Sunday, for Bue-
nos Ayres, the first named having two
hours the start. Both are lumber laden
and the race of 1000 miles is likely t.
BE- interesting to the crews, should the
courses be laid on the same points OF
the compass The Goddard is owned
in Boston and the Britisher at Wind
sor, n. S.
Va. Regt., was arrested at Richmond,
Saturday, on the charge of mailing OBJ
scene matter addressed to Pres. Rocse-
welt as an evidence of his disapproval
of the dinner given by the President to
Booker T. Washington. Starke was
taken before United States Commits
sioner Flegenheimer and bailed for APP
pearance, Tuesday, before the United
States court.
-Four girls, the youngest 16. the old
est 10, Josie Beeson, BABE Fisher Maud
Green and Grace Startling, all members
of respectable families at Omaha, turn
ed in an alarm of fire for fun. They
had started out to see the city at night
and without escort. The department
furnished fund of amusement for the
girls until policeman overheard their
glee. Then came a night in jail and 4
S. fine in the police court.
Directors of the National Rife Asso-
citation held, Saturday night. an i'm
promptu meeting in New York City.
Brigadier General Bird w. Spencer was
in the chair. n resolution was passed
favoring the sending of a team to
Canada during the year in an attempt
to regain possession of the famous
Palma trophy. won by the rifcmen
from over the border last September in
the international matches at Sea Grit,
N. ].
William Bramley, president of the
Montreal Lacrosse Club. director of the
Montreal Amateur Athletic Association
and manufacturing jewcler of Mont
real. who was arrested at st. Adams.
VT, on charge of smuggling dia-
monds and was released on bail, has
wired to his firm that he Will immedi-
ately take action against the United
States government for damages for
false arrest and damages to his char
actor.
With regard to the complaint Of
Canadian manufacturers that the new
tariff of The commonwealth of Aus
traiia is injuring Canadian trade, the
prime minister of the commonwealth,
the Right Hon. e. Barton. says that
Canada has benefited by So years of
protection and that he thinks the
Canadians should appreciate the desire
of Australia to place her manufactur-
ers upon sound basis like that of
Canada.
Placing a value of $4,000 upon her
husbands love and companionship,
Hanna A. Allerton, now in a santa
rum in Amityville, l.. l., has brought
suit for that amount against her
mother-in-law, Charlotte A. Allerton, a
wealthy resident Of Clinton county. !
The action came before Judge Maddox, |
IN, I,n of |
elder Mrs. AlIertons counsel for a |
change of venue to Clinton county. De- |
cision was reserved.
Senator and Mrs. Chauncey NJ. De- |
pew arrived at New York, Saturday |
night. from Cherbourg on the st. Louis !
MIR. Depew said he had a very pleas |
ant but rough trip. When told Of the |
accident at the New York Central tun-
Dei, Mr.. Depew said it was the most |
shocking thing he ever heard of. Mr..
Depew was met at quarantine by his
nephew. Mr. Paulding. Mr.. Duval, Mr.. |
Pollock and other officials of the New
York Central Railroad.
The Detroit Free Press, Monday, will
say: The Michigan Telephone Co. with |
the other telephone concer9ps controlled |
ny tHe Erie, mas FORMALLY passed INTO
the control of the big Bell combination |
known as the American Telegraph and |
Telephone Co. 1t is announced that |
the scheme of reorganization of the |
Erie has been carried through by means |
Of which s9,000.00O of indebtedness
which has been carried along for a |
year will be wiped out.
In the contempt proceedings against |
Mayor Wells, President Halves and the
police commissioners. growing out of
the arrest of officials and employees OF |
the Southern Telegraph & Money Or
der Company, Judge Ryan said, Satur-
DAY, at st. Louis, that he could not see
that the commissioners were guilty of
the injunction. The court
said the charge of violating the injunc-
ton should rest against the officers I
who took part in the raid.
The Boston Transfers Union repre- i
scnting 2500 men, Sunday, endorsed the
action Of its conference committee
which agreed to a settlement of griev-
anccs, thereby preventing strike the
past week. 1t appears however. that
there is one firm in the city which has
not yet agreed to the terms upon which
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