Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-01-18

William II. Howard. the Western man.
aEer Df the Clinton Wire Cloth Co. ot
tsost1.i. with "fiic"s in Chicago has beer,
arrested dt Denver charged with the lar
. CGny % $iJp 1f the conpanys money
Howard was wen known in Chicago, ard
made his home in the aristDcratic quar- =
ter IN Washington Boulevard. Recently
ii is alleged, M disappeared from Chic;i-
80 ard Ain invrs i-GtiOn OF the company's
accounts revealed an alleged shortage OF
Si;SQ. A detective was sent 10 Denver To
1 bring howard back to Chicago.
Judge Swan Of the United States dis
trict court IT Eetroit Mich. Friday sen
fenced hev. 6. =. l.. howard who hal
previously pleaded guilty 10 using rhe
fences 1t Horton. Mich. to two and Il
( half years i'll -hc Detroit house Of cor
rection. Howard. who is well known
throughout the ColnIry Was arrested
several moritns ago as no left the. Ohm
rouitentiary at Columbus. after serving
! a nine years sentence. lie made an eio-
quent and pathetic plea for mercy, BIZ.
Judge Swan. although he was much AZ.
fectcd By 1t. said that sentence must s.
! imposed.
The following cablegram, signed by !,
large nu'nher q rersons. has been sent
to D.. j. II. Deuntzer, Danish nljnista
Of foreign affairs, st. Thomas. n ". T..
st Croix D. w J. The planters. btlrrh-
ers and property holders of this island
American capitalists being considered d:l
adequate exprs ssion Of the views and In
terests of this island, and petition your
ihflnencc to Keep st. CroiX in the pos
session Of DeumdrE on the sire asstin;-
ion that Denmark can find means Ia
make the cultivation OF sugar, now in \
most critical position, rcmuuerativc TO
the island
Every man. woman ana child in tn.
Pottawattomie tribe Of Indians at Dowa-
Sic. Mich. Friday. received from Attor-
ney Robert Baines of Chicago a checl
for 800 The probate. judge Of that cont
N. Il M t,ls he.
IRE money should not be paid to the In
uians but TO their guardians. The MAJ,
Ter was argued before the court Frida,
ond II was shown that the Indians wer.'
badly In need Of money. The court with
Grew its objections. allowing the payment
10 be made. The Indians are now in a
very friendly mood and some Of the
younger ones are celebrating, but thet,
is no disorder
The jury which. at Newport. N. H..
since t,lo p. Nj Thursday. had been cons
siderins the gu sticn OF the gui or inno-
cence OF George IA. Briggs, charged with
the murder OF Mrs. Florence Jones r,s@a
turned TO the court room NJ ESQ II. NJ
I 49,. and anfounctd that they had dls-
agreed Counsel Tor the PRISONER thr.,
stated that hs was ready To retract his
former plea OF not guilty and enter n plea
~ Eulity 81 murder IN the see ma az gIet
Inc change OF plea was formai,,- mad,
aHc Judge NatLtcc- sentenced Briggs II,
the state prison at Concord for the rest
OF his natural life. Briggs broke down
" n u the sentence was read. as did bia
wire ami children, who were present In
the court room.
eastern capital in excess 0. haIf a M:
ION dollars is to be invested III Oregon
lmnerlauds along the Columbia and No
Nenzie rivers. and plans vii. be matureA
within the year Tor the erection ~ s;,v.
nlis 10 convert the standing tinii, in.n NJ
naTkeiable lumber. Benjamin Sweet "
=. Coiiins and w. fl. Bradley of Mlwati-
sc = e WIS, who represent a vast amount
= financial backing. have be. n on tbs Pa.
.I lily coast for several weeks past and
Nltnin that time have inspected timber
aius IN Oregon. washington aaid Cal,
Vfhia. The men named ere engaged i,
ne timber industry In Wisconsin to \.
aisc extent ana rhe growing demand for
umper. coupled with the gradual tleplc
son Of the middle Western forests IN.
nans y necessary TO esta 5llsh a new bas,.
of supplies Df raw material