Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-07-22
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The infant child of Anthony Mean
drews at Wheeling, w. Va, swallowed =
diamond. and the gem is still in the ba-
by's stomach. Mrs. McAndrews was us
ing telephone and was holding the baby,
who was highly interested in diamond
ring the mother Wore, and after chewing
at it n while loosened the stone ana down
it went. \ doctor was called, but to no
purpose, as the baby does not give any
evidence of suffering.
Five defendants in the second jury
bribing case which grew out of the Union
Traction Cos. transfer fight, pleaded
guilty at Chicago, Saturday. and fines
were imposed on them as follows: Cyrus
S. Simon. attorney for the traction COM
pany, $1,000; w. j. Gallagher, eX-convict
and go-between in jury bribinS, $500;
Chris. Miller, juror, 500; John w. Brown.
juror. $500, and c. w. voorhees,, juror,
500. Frank c. Peck pleaded nolo conten-
dere
The plan of reorganization of the AS
phalt Co. of America and the National
Asphalt Co, which companies are in thu
hands OF receivers. was made public at
Philadelphia. Sunday night The plan
provides that the property of the two
companies shall be acquired by a new
corporation which is to have capital of
81 100000. The new company can acquire
the property and securities formerly be
| longing to the Asphalt Co. of America
| and the National Asphalt Co.
I Schooner M. j. Solely of Nova Scotia,
Capt. Wason, arrived at Providence. R.
l.. Sunday. with $4,000 feet of lumber.
Capt Wason reports having been caught
in a southwest gale off Great Point rip,
Nantucket. His vessel received n very
severe shaking up. She first carried away
her outer jib and at 1880 Thursday night,
went ashore on the rip, portion Of the
Nantucket shoals. She was floated after
some difficulty and arrived leaking quite
badly. She viii be dry locked.
The reported disappearance of $22. 1888 in
cash and two certified checks for $500. be-
| longing to three prp1inpnt hOnl<po a -
| of the Washington park race track. from
| the night vaults of the Masonic Temple
| Safety Deposit Co. Chicago, is enshroud-
| ed in mystery. The losses. which were
| reported. Saturday. are: George Rose,
Sl3.3S9; II. n. Murphy. $3.50: S. Sturgeon,
| $209i. Later in the day losses were re
ported by other persons. which made the
deposits which have disappeared aggre-
| gate nca rly So, 600.
| The United States Steel Corporation has
| accepted the offer of the citizens com
| mittee of MckeeSport. Pa, and will build
| its $loO00,0o0 tube plant in that city. The
| site of the new plant will occupy a total
| area Of Is blocks. This announcement i
taken as an indication that the scheme
to build big tube plant at Conneaut has
been abandoned. 1t is probable however
| that the proposed works at Lorain. o.
| will be built at a cost of about $4,000 900
and that all Of the tube plants of the big
| corporation will be concentrated at Nc
KeespCrt and Lorain.
! Secretary Root, Saturday. gave the final
| order for the establishment of the four
| great military posts which are TO be The
| gathering places of the United States
| forces in case of war, and in time Of
| peace are to be great training schools for
| both regulars and militiamen. This the
| first point will be at Chickamauga Sec
rotary Root has allotted $4,000 for the
| construction of n post there. calculated
| to accommodate, one full regiment of
cavalry and one company of artillery.
which force is to be the nucleus of the
future great military post.
| George L. Hopkins. who is awaiting
| sentence at the October session Of the
! superior court for arson. has been charg-
| ed with having set fire to the Beaver
mills in keene, n. H., June 1e. The
| the mills, who claims that he met Hop
| kins when running to ring in an alarm
for the fire at his mill. Hopkins also is
which have occurred in that city of late.
\ The charge to which he has confessed
and on which he is held. is that OF set
ting fire to the Gitfin mill. July r.
Lo Lin Jow, a Chinaman who has been
| refused pass by the Chinese bureau at
| San Francisco is in a peculiar position
| He is DESTROYS of taking a trip to China
| but has no certificate of registra ton as
| he claims he is American born The bu-
| tive, though it has not detained him from
| deportation. In order to have a chance
| to show in court that he is a citizen Jow
| had himself arrested and charged with IL
legal residence in this country He was
brought before United StatesACommission-
er Heacock for a hearing. but the com
missioner ordered him dismissed from
| custody. Heacock declared that if he
granted a hearing on such a charge 10
| Jow thousands of Chinese would follow
| their countryman's example and try to
prove their citizenship.
The American Mail Steamship Co., own
| er of the steamer Admiral Farragut.
| brought libel in the United States dis
| trict court at Boston. Saturday. against
| the steamer Cumberland to recover SO
900 damages for injuries to the Admiral
Farragut in n collision between the YES
sells in the harbor off President Roads
shortly after O'Clock in the morning of
| July !. The libelant claims that the Cum
berland was to blame for the collision
giving the following reasons: No proper
officer in charge: no sufficient lookouts
maintained; no needing of the whistles
sounds: going at immoderate speed in a
fog: not keeping To the starboard side
of the channel: not keeping clear of an
chorage ground: not avoiding a vessel
stopped off quarantine; heading across
and out of the navigable channel under a
starboard helm
James J. Kelley, an old time min