Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-02

the State Bank of Dexter. at Dexter,
Kansas, early Sunday, and secured
: $500, escaping in a hand car without
arousing the citizens. Officers followed
the trail for several miles without sue
cess.
A man about 40 years old, supposed to
be George Newcomb, whose home was
| somewhere on Cape Cod, was found
| dead, Sunday, on the deck of schooner
: Matthew keaney, at Gloucester, Mass,
having evidently fallen from the wharf
some time during the night.
Governor Taft has pardoned Isabella
De Les Reyes, the Filipino labor leader
convicted under the Spanish law for
bidding combinations to enhance the
price of labor, of conspiracy and threats
of violence. The governor took the
ground that the law is I'M American.
Queen Helena at Rome, Sunday, re-
ceived in private audience Miss Carew,
the sisterin-law of President Roose-
welt. The Queen was very gracious and
expressed a great liking for America.
She made an exception in receiving
| Miss Carew. as she is in mourning for
her grandfather.
Sousas band played at Windsor
| Castle, Saturday evening, by command
| of King Edward, in the presence of
the royal family and a large house
party. The program, in accordance
with the Kings wish, was entirely OF
American music. The soloists We're
Maud Powell, Estelle Liebling and Ar
| thur Pryor.
over 500 letters were found buried
| IN lumber yard at Toledo, O., Satur-
| day. Every envelope had been slit; but
| money orders and checks to the value
(, of several hundred dollars, which could
not be disposed of without danger of
detection, were left undisturbed. The
envelopes were rif1ed of jewelry, cash
| and New Years gifts.
Exceptional interest is attached to
the departure of the channel squadron
from Portsmouth. Eng, Saturday, on
prolonged cruise. For the first time.
British battleships have been fitted to
burn oil. These experiments have SO
far been confined to small war vessels,
but now both the Hannibal and Mars
will use petroleum instead of coal, as
well as the cruisers Dukeof Edinburg
and Black Prince. The oil is carried
ships.
Mrs. Marsten of Meductic, York
county. New Brunswick. on trial for
murder on the charge of poisoning her
husband. George M. Marsten, proprie-
tor of the Aberdeen Hotel, Meductic,
in June last, was, Saturday, found not
guilty by the jury Marsten died on
June IL. and several days after his
burial stories of foul play gained cur
rency. An investigation showed that
death had resulted from strychnine.
Mrs. Marsten was arrested and spent
some time in Jail, taking with her her
baby in arms.
The Hill of Tara, so rich in historic
memories. will shortly be sold at auc-
ton in Dublin. Until the sixth CEN
fury Tara was the chief seat of the
Irish kings, and a pillar six feet high
is still pointed out as the coronation
stone. Then it also was a university,
the Druids' headquarters and the site
of King Cormack's splendid court The
last important gathering on the Hill
of Tara was in 1S43 when a gigantic
meeting was held there under the aus
pieces of Daniel O'Connell, who urged
the repeal of the union.
The American Chamber of Com
merce, formed at Berlin, Thursday,
has among it's objects the establish
nlent of courts of arbitration, for the
adjustment of diSagreements between
German and American firms, ana sup
plying to boards of trade and individu-
ais in both countries accurate Informal
ton on business and tariff subjects
1t is intended to have the best rela-
lions with the German chambers of
commerce and the government. A num-
Der of German business and financial
leaders will be invited to become hon
orary members of the American cham
Der.
Since his arrival at Kimberley, Cape
Colony, with Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Chamberlain, series of demonstra-
lions against Sir John Gordon Sprigg,
premier of Cape Colony have occurred
He has been publicly Missed, and
amidst Mr.. Chamberlain's remarks on
the situation in Cape Colony at the
banquet given in his honor at Kimber-
ley Saturday evening, cries were raised
OF away with Sprigg,'' while the men,
5ers of deputation which waited on
Mr.. Chamberlain informed him in the
premier's presence that they had no
faith in the Sprigg ministry, which
pampered the Afrikander Bund, and
was dependent on it for it's existence"
Sir John heatedly characterized these
remarks as personal insult.
United State Minister Powell and a
representative of the Dominican gov
eminent, Saturday, at San Domingo,
signed protocol providing that the
disputed claims of the San Domingo
Improvement Company of New York
be referred to International arbitration
and that the Dominican. government
pay the company $4,500,000 for all it's
rights and franchises. The three, ar
bltrators will meet in Washingtun.rOne
Is to be selected by the Dominican
government from the Justices of the
United States supreme court or. cur
cult courts. The claims of the com
pany which alleges that it was I'M
Justly deprived of franchises, have
been in dispute for several years.