Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-04-16

Of prisoners and invalided soldiers The
| lhGInas also brought the remains of a45
soldiers Private s. G. Salmon of "a Z
md INF, died, April 4, during the voyage
/ home. ~ 80
W. j. RaOul. president Of the MEXICAN
National Railroad. was. Friday. at New
YORK. elected President of the National
| railroad of Mexico. This company Il tha
new corporation organized IA few weeks
NO Iof the purpose of taking over thn
mexican National and to provide new
camtal Tor the standard gauging Of this
railroad. " ''ii'
IL; "A report from Parrill, Mex. says that
Charles Gilbert Webb. who was roca a,1+'
~ captured there by Post Office Insnectnr
fredericks of Denver, and an Ell Pasa
detective is no longer in JAIL but that
the suspects brother, Lester Webb. has
II some mysterious manner Substituted
hlmSelf for the prisoner Webb w1S
wanted in Idaho for stage robbery and
was captured after a chase of nine years.
= IN the Legislature at st. Johns. n. f..
1 u Sdiy, premier Bond announced that
~ mao secured a concession from Port
ugal under the terms of which Now
Eoandland Goldfish would be admitted to
the portuguese markets on the same
terms as Norwegian Goldfish. The lattar
IS now admitted into Portugal at Il ra-a
fish.
The aftermath Of the recent 5s-hour
cessation came; Tuesday, in the form
Il N
+. Coates Co Himited), Pawtucket. r I
wac, are employed by the hour. .day or
wee X reduction amounting to one
t thiid tn Of the wages formerly paid will
take erect Immediately. The company
employs about 700 hands and half of this
number will suffer because of the new
law.
The Rev. DR.. F. NJ. Clendenin rector Of
lne Episcopal church at Westchester NJ
y, a son-in-law Of the late Horace Gre.
y. has asked the aid of the police in de-
tecting the author of an anonymous let
Ter received by him a day or two ago,
IN Whlch he was warned that an attempt
would be made to kidnap his children
Gabrielle. aged s, and Mure aged g.
ne letter was apparently written by a
woman ana was mailed in New York
A fire which threatened the lives of four
OF the 10 inmates of the town farm at
Franklin, Mass. occurred, Tuesday, caus-
ing property loss of 5000. The major
1ty of the inmates OF the farm had no
difficulty in escaping. but four aged and
helpless persons had to be carried from
the burning building. The work of rescue
was accomplished with no time to spare.
as the flames spread rapidly. The loss
is only partly covered by insurance
Invited to attend a banquet in New
York City. but receiving the invitation
too late, Timothy w. Lequatte of Chi
cage, responded to the toastmaster over
1000 miles of telephone wire. Monday
night says the Tribune. While he sat
at the transmitter in the Rand McNaIIy
ouliuihs. ~ guests at the banquet board
in New York, each supplied with a re-
ceiver, heard him respond to a toast The
applause was plainly audible at the Chi
cago end of the wire.
Discomfort reigns in the tenderloln re-
sorts of New York which once were
sraced with thousand lamps for thu
electric signs, formerly to b.
seen half a mile distant, have been re-
moved on orders issued by the bureau of
encumbrances. This is said to be the
opening of n war on the sign nuisance.
1t is expected the propretors of other es-
tablishments will be required to take in
the signs which trespass upon the breath
ing space of the community.
The indispostion of Queen Wilhelmina.
winch, 1t was said at The Hague, Mon
day, was due to simple cold is de
veloping complications which caused the
queens mother to start, Tuesday to Wis
Il her daughter at Castle Loo. Two ply
slclans are in attendance on the young
Queen and a noted gynecologist. Prof
has been called In for con-
suitation. The festivities arranged for
the birthday, April 10, for the Prince Con-
sort have been countermanded.
Ralph d. Clark. Jos. White and VIM.
by a Royal Blue Line train on the Phil
idelphia & Reading Railway, Tuesday, at
Langhorne. Pa Clark and White were
and Bacon was coIored resident Of N
Langhorne. Clark and White, who were
painting the fence between the tracks.
stepped out of the way of a coal train
directly in front of the Royal Blue ex-
press bound for New York Bacon at
tempted to cross the tracks and was hit
by the same engine.
Justice Scott in the supreme court at
New York, has reserved decision on q
motion to order Mrs. Helen Pottsham TO
furnish bill of particulars to the de-
PENDANTS in her suit against f. l.. Norton
and Theophilus Gilman. administrators OF @
the estate of George +. Gilman, the tea
merchant formerly of Wateryille Me 70
recover a fund of $26 ,94S.30, with interest,
The fund was deposited with Mr. OIL
mans brokers on Feb. 20, 1901, according
to Mrs. Halls complaint, for her own
use and benefit and when she sued the
brokers to recover the amount, the firm
the administrators of the
Gilman estate, to whom the money had
been paid over by them. Mrs. Hall Is now
andeavoring to recover the amount from
the state.