Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-07-28

diatsly furnished. Inc prisoners at
torney explained that he would waive
examination when the case came up
for hearing, Wednesday morning.
Najib Hashim, manager of the Grand
Opera house at Philadelphia. was Sat-
urday, held in $4,000 bail, charged with
converting his own use jewels valued
at $4,000 belonging to Mrs. Constance
Riddle, a variety actress. Mrs. Biddle,
who resides in New York, testified that
while filling an engagement at Has
hims theatre she entrusted him with
the care of her jewelry, which. she al
leges. he pawned in New York for
$3.50 in order to pay the rent of his
Playhouse The Biddle family is
prominent in Philadelphia's society and
history.
Saturdays statement of the treasury
balances in the general fund, exclusive
of the s15o00c0o0 gold reserve in the
division of redemption, shows: Avail
able cash balance, $l9S.SS0,191; gold,
S9S,979.l4e silver. S26.S9S2s6; United
States notes, S9,S56,9ST treasury notes
of 1890, $101, ,1s9; national bank notes,
s11 SIS, ,6SS: total receipts, Saturday, ST.
$50, ,463; total receipts this month, $4l,-
764, ,i2S; total receipts this year. SAL
81, ,260, goo; total expenditures this year,
So, ,0S0, 900; deposits in national banks.
$124, 1885, ,S75.
Gen. Macarthur. who recently re-
lieved Cen Brooke of the command of
the department Of the east, accompan-
led by Col. Barry, Maj. Harrison and
Capt Karnan of his staff, arrived at
Newport r. l.. Saturday, from Cover
fpS 10
dcfences of Maria gansett bay district,
which are commanded by Col. Has
brouck of Fort Adams. The defences
were shown by Col. Hasbrouck and
Mai. Goethals. the engineer officers IN
charge of such work at Newport. The
general and his staff left during the af-
ternoon for New London TO inspect the
fcrtifcations there.
The Interstate commerce commis-
sion, Saturday, issued a bulletin on
collisions and derailment of trains, and
casualties to persons, for the three
months ending March 81, 1902. Accord
ing to this showing the number OF per-
sons killed in train accidents was III,
and of injured 2111. Accidents of other
kinds. including those sustained by en-
ployes while at work and by passen-
gers in getting on or off cars, brings
| the total number up to S13 killed and
1858 injured. During this period there
were 1920 collisions and S3S derailments,
of which .221 collisions and S4 deraii-
ments affected passenger trains, result
ing in Al fatal accidents to passengers
and S26 injured. The damage to cars,
engines and roadway by these accidents
amounted to S1,914,25S
,,.Al l,xyf fhn
| interstate commerce commission, sat
urday, regarding collisions and derail-
| rnents of trains and casualties to per-
| sons during three months ended March
| 81. last. the number of persons killed in
| train accidents was 212 and of injured
PHI. Accidents of other kinds. includ-
| ing those sustained by employees while
at work. and by passengers in getting
on or off cars, brings the total number
ND to S13 killed and 1858 injured. Dur
| ing this period there We're 1920 colli-
sions and S3G derailments, Of which s21
collisions and 81 derailments affected
| passenger trains, resulting in Al fatal
accidents to passengers, and S26 in
| jured The damage to cars, engines
and roadway by these accidents
amounted to $1,914,25S.
| Tumultuous conditions continue in
| Hayti according to advices received,
Saturday, at the state department at
! Washington from Minister Powell, VINO
| is at Port au Prince. He cables that
| civil war has been declared through
out the country, and that Gen. Firmln,
| an aspirant for the Presidency, IS
marching on Port au Prince. The pro-
visional government has been dissolved.
| The acting President has sent COM
munication to the diplomatic corps de-
| claring that Admiral killick is a pirate,
and asking that the naval vessels of
! foreign countries capture him, wher-
ever found. The precedents show that
the naval powers have decided to pay
no attention to any such proclamation.
but to regard men in Killick's position
as simply rebels.
| William j. Bryan, Senator Carmack
| of Tennessee, and Charles $. Hamlin
| of Boston. returned to Boston, Satur-
day from their Maine speaking tour.
They arrived in town at 7.25 from Ban
gor. Mr.. Bryan was taken in charge
by Mr.. Hamlin, who drove him across
| the city to the South station, where
| Mr.. Bryan had a hearty breakfast and
boarded the A. NJ. train for Meriden,
| Conn. Senator Carmack breakfastcd
with Mr. Hamlin at the Algonquin.
Club. He will remain in this vicinity
| for several days. as the guest OF Sec.
Hollis of the New England Democratic
League. Mr. Bryan will go to Block
| Island for a few days after his Con-
necticut speech, Saturday, and will
leave for the West, Thursday, where
he is to deliver several speeches. He
will not reach home for two weeks.
Gen. Lucas Meyer, the former COM
mander of the Orange Free State
| forces. landed at Southampton, Satur-
day, this being his first visit to Eng
| land. He made the trip from South
Africa on board the British steamer
| Briton with detachment of returning
British officers and men, with whom
the Boer general appeared to be on
! excellent terms. Gen. Meyer is going
| to Dresden to visit his wife and daugh-
| ter, and will return to South Africa in
! October. He said he thought the out
look in South Africa was decidedly IA
vorable. and that IL the British fulfill
| the promises held out to the Beers