Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-09-30
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The estimates for the rural free deliv-
cry service for the next fiscal year We're
finally framed at Washington. MONDAY.
They aggregate sl2.655.S0o. net increase
of 81 126. 400 over the appropriations nStue
for the next current year.
The Reed Hotel at White Creek, acros
the New York state line. about seven
miles from Bennington. Vt. was burned
Monday The proprietor. Richard Don
nelly. is On his wedding tour. The hotel
was favorite stopping place for COM
mercial travellers The loss is 5000.
The directors of the New England Milk
Producers Union. Monday. voted to ar-
cept the offer of the Boston contractors
Of 37ib cents a can during the winter
months and announced that while this
price is in force the retail price of mill,
in Boston will be eight cents quart
The mystery of the disappearance Of
Evangelist Charles ID. Crittendon OF Spo-
kane the millionaire founder of Rescue
Homes has been cleared UP. Mr.. Crit-
tenton left the city, Friday morning. ana
is hurryinB 10 New York TO sail for Eng
land. whore his daughter is reported daf-
strously ill.,
A proposition looking q the absorption
Of the international Silver 90. BY com
pany newly organized under New Jcrse3
laws ana known as the United states
silver CORPORATION, was rejected. Mon
day at a meeting at New York Of the
preferred stockholders of the internation-
al Silver Go.
Thomas j. Sharkey, who was arrested
sE New York on the charge Of causing
the death Of Nicholas Fish. the banker,
in an alteration at Eighth avenue and
cath street, Sept. Is. was indicted, Mon
day on a charge of manslaughter in the
first degree He will he arraigned to
plead to the Indictment, Tuesday
The Bridgewater. Mass. post office was
robbed Monday morning, by an unknown
man who was seen in the act by Police
officer Benz. Knowlton, the latter cap
struggle took place between the robber
ana me otrcer. the former was struck
by the officers club and knocked sense
Iess He now lies in the Bridgewater
lockup He has not yet been identified
but IL is thought he Is an Italian em-
ployed in the Bridgewater foundry.
The Peter Power case against the
Northern Pacific took new turn in the
federal district court at Minneapolis
moved for decree on the merits of the
ease. an the counsel for the plaintiff hav-
ing withdrawn. At this juncture NJ II
Bnutelle or Minneapolis. and A. w
Rulkcly III Chicago, appeared as counsel
| for Camille Weidrnfeld. the New Horh
broker who figured in the New York pro
Ccetlings as The real owner 81 the North
crn Pacific. stock Of which Peter Power
was the putativc owner. and asked Tor
permission to intervene The court dc
cided to hear argument
Commissioner Partridge of New York
transferred two inspectors and four cap
| tains. Monday. rs follows: inspector
Harley Of the Fourth district. and In
spertur Brooks Of the First, chang
places: Captain Michael Sltechan from
1 the .~renderipIn precinct e Old slim
I t,apt4fn Francis Creemer from Old Siiz
/ Ia Madison street; Captain Richar,
! Walsh fram West Twentieth street t. tiie
! IcnGrrlnin. Captain Cottrel from Madt
I son street to Nest Twentieth street
I fhose changes. Col. Partridge said. wer,
4 sfor ms s9ad OF the service" captain
( cheehap,s transfer. ne added. was deter
4 mined IN a week ago. and was not be
! caus. Of the two murders IN ms precinc
+ on Saturday or because of the alleged
I c.lr hiing there.