Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-10-31

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Windsor of Crows Point, bingham,
Mass. The actress was married to
Edgar Hoyt, a nephew of Charles Hoyt.
the playwright, about four years ago.
Gen. Ballington Booth and the terri
| tOrial commanders of the Volunteers
| of America attending the council at
Chicago, have under consideration plans
| for the establishing Of training schools
| at San Francisco, Chicago and New
York. The schools will be for the
| training Of young men and women in
evangelistic work. Funds have been
| raised and within the next year the
schools will be fairly under way. The
council is also revising the rules re-
garding the appointment and promo
ton of officers in the organization.
Demands of the Brotherhood of Rail-
road Trainmen for increase in wages
will he replied to by the railroads en-
tering Chicago before the end of the
week. The local committee of the
brotherhood announces that the roads
will grant the demands and that they
probably will settle with the union be-
fore the first of the month. 1t is the
general impression that the increase
granted will be in the neighborhood
of II per cent. This probably will be
accepted.
David Beadle, formerly a policeman
of New York City, was sentenced
Thursday, to two years in states prison
for bribery. He was convicted of TAX
ing $50 from woman against whom
certain charges had been made. 1t is
alleged that Beadle told her the trou-
Bile could be fixed" for 500, and that
she paid $40 down and arranged to
pay SO week for police protection.
A pathetic plea for clemency was
made, Beadle having been a policeman
for II years with a good record. 1t
was announced that the case would
be appealed.
Guffey and Queen, the well-known oil
producers, associated with the old
Carnegie Steel Co.. have formed the
Great Lakes Coal Co., with $5,0OO.OO0
capital have acquired $4,000 acres of
coal near Bradys Bend, Pa, have be-
gun the opening of 10 large mines and
will open five more, giving them a
daily output of 1900 tons. 1t is the in
tention of the company to enter ag-
excessively in the Great Lakes coal
trade during the coming spring. Over
1000 men have been put to work con-
structing IS miles Of what will be SO
miles of line from Red Bank to New
castle. thoroughly opening the monster
tract.
William Clancy, judge of the Mon
tana state district court, has been ar
rested at Butte. Mont. on a charge of
criminal libel preferred by D. ]. Hen
nessey. p. A. OFarrell. editor of the
Review. was also arrested. The action
is the result of an affidavit appearing
in the paper above the signature of
Judge Clancy in which 1t was alleged
that he had been offered a bride four
years ago by Hennessey to influence
his decision in some litigation then
pending between the late Marcus Daily
and the Heinze interests. Judge
Clancy was released on his own recog-
milton. but O'Farrell was held in bonds
of $1,000.
The striking Michigan Agricultural
College students at Lansing, Mich.
Thursday, voted to accept proposal
from the faculty and will resume their
studies at once. The faculty will APP
DOlHI a IeW CUUlIHitttc W bCdA lACh
grievances and II the students can
show that the former action of the
faculty in suspending II students for
participating in the freshmen sopho-
more class rush was unjust, the SEN
fences will be materially altered. II
the Judgment Of the new committee
is not satisfactory to the students they
may appeal to the State Board Of Ag-
riculture.
The taking of testimony at st. Louis, |
Mo. in the trial OF Edmund Bersch. |
former member Of the House OF Dele |
gates. on the charge Of perjury before |
the grand jury. began In Judge Ryan's
court room. Thursday. the jury having |
been selected. yesterday. Philip Stock, !
secretary Of the ct. Louis Brewing As |
ISOLATION, testified that he was EN-
ployed by President Charles H. Turner !
of the st. Louis 4 Suburban Railway, |
to secure the passage Of the council bill
No. A. He said that he first met John |
X. Murrell OF the House OF Delegates
in relation to the bill. Oct. Is, 1860.
Murrell representing the House COM !
bine. Murrell proposed to get the bill
through the Hou se for $500. which
witness testified he deposited in the
Lincoln Trust vaults for MurrelI.