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

Nevada Stranahan, the new collector
of the port of New York, took the oath
of office at the custom house, Thurs
day. It was Administered by United
States Commissioner Shields.
Three Great Northern trains block
eded for four days by the blizzard in
North Dakota arrived at Butte, Mont,
Wednesday night. The regular schod-
ule was resumed, Thursday night.
Traffic has also been resumed on the
Northern Pacific in Montana.
IIudda Murah. the fanatic who has
in the past endeavored 70 embroil Great
Britain and. Afghanistan, has started
for Cabul, the capital of Afghanistan,
with 5000 armed followers. 1t is feared
that his arrival at Cabul will cause dis
turbances, as the widow of the late
Ameef is opposed to him.
f.. j. Carney Of Salem, Mass, was,
Thursday, appointed city solicitor b.
Mayor John c. Hurley. The appoin,-
ment was made to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Former
city Solicitor Forest l.. Evans, which
took effect, Wednesday evening. Mr..
Evans was forced to resign owing to
i'll health.
Ellen NJ. Stone, the American mis-
sionary, has definitely decided not to
deliver . lecture in this country, as her
voice will not stand the strain of pub
lie speaking just vet, says the London
correspondent Of the New York Trib-
une. she viii sail from Liverpool for
New York, Saturday. Her injured knee
still gives her trouble.
The regular train north on the Mo-
hawk & Malone division of the Central
Hudson Railroad, jumped the track at
Woods Lake, N. Y, early Thursday
morning, and five coaches loaded with
immigrants were ditched Physicians
we're summoned from Fulton Chain,
but it is said that there are no fatali-
lies. The train is badly wrecked and
1 number of people are hurt.
While men were eXcavating in the
Hennpin canal feeder near Tamico
Ills, they discovered a queer looking
box. When it was opened it was found
to contain gold coin to the amount OF
$4,000 and a large amount of brass
pieces. AS nearly as could be ascer-
tanned it is thought that the coin is
Spanish. Last summer a number of
human skulls were found in the canal
near Tainpico.
Kufus Steelman. son Of a wealthy cit
zen Of Lincoln county, Tennessee, shot
nd killed his brother-in-l Frank
Warren. Warren and his wife had q
quarrel, Saturday, and Mrs. Warren
went to her parents home Warren
rmed himself and went to the Steel
man home to fulfill his threat to shoot
very member Of that family. Rufus
StecIman shot Warren dead as the lat
ter was about to fire on the house.
The semi-annual convention of the
Mule Spinners Association at Boston,
was brought to close at the adjourn
merit of the forenoon's session. Thurs
lay. The only business transacted was
he adoption of a resolution pledging
he organize tion to secure an S-hour
lay and other measures of benefit to
he organization and to urge local or
;anizations to have the support of such
| measures pledged by the local con-
Sressmon.
The decision entered by the Texas
court of appeals in the case Of the
shippers Compress Co. is an important
| 1ne. Aside from the fact that the Texas
antitrust laws are decided unconsti-
| tutional the court also declares that:
One may, if financially able, acquire
much or all of the property OF a given
class. provided the purchase was not
made for the purpose of injurnig or ac-
complishing harmful results to the pub
lie. and from a bare exercise of this
privilege it cannot be inferred that the
purpose and intention was to create q
monopoly or that monopoly necessa
lrily results from such extensive acquisi-
| tion.''