Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-06-23
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Secretary Shaw has returned to Wash
ington from his trip through the West,
and, owing to the press Of public bust
ness, has abandoned his proposed trip to
Europe
JOSEPH Fignaro and George Bruno were
arrested, Monday. at New York, charged
With robbery. The detectives say they
found on them paper relating tc the
Cunnrd liner Umbria's dyrlamiting bomb
mastery.
Three trairr1An and one tramp were
killed, Monday in a freight wreck four
n.iieS east Of Rawlins Wyo. Eight
freight cars broke loose in the Eawins
yards and after running dc"n S!ade for
four miles crashed into the freight train
In which the victims were.
When asked in the British House of
Commons, Monday, what steps were be-
ing tairen 10 induce Germany to cease diff
ierenta;ion against Canada. Colonial
Secretary Chamberlain replied: Il am
not aware that there are any effective
steps that can be taken under the fiscal
system"
The total collections Of internal reve-
nUc fer the month Of May, 1903. were.
SIS IS tG5, Il et.,5crease rs compared with
May, 1862, OF 81, 100 096. The largest Dc
crea5es were in tobacco and fermented
liquors. For the last II months the total
rec oipts We're 500 9S3,163, a decrease as
compared With the corresponding period
in 1902 of $50, 36S961.
4 dispatch to the Paris Rappel. dated
from budapest. Monday, says a rumor
IS current that the palace Of the grand
vizer at cons tantinopie narrowly escaped
from being blown up, Monday, by dyna-
mite bombs. The corresncncont says 1t
is certain that grand vtzier has received
threatening letters and that number or
arrests have been made'recently
The unknown man picked up in an un-
conscious state by the side of the cleo
trio car track near Phippin's corner, on
The Haverhin road, at Lawrence. Mass,
where he had evidently been struck by a
car, was. Monday, Identified at the emer-
genry hospital as James Kennedy of Ha-
verhill His brother Michael Kennedy
identified him. The man is still in AN un-
conscious condition and small hopes arc
entertained for his recovery.
Fred Brasseuer. the confessed flI'ebug,
was arcagned before Judge Abbott, Mon
DAY. at iIaNerhill. Mass. and picaoed
guilty to five charges Of burning build
jnes. lie was bound over to the Septem-
her grand Jury In bonds Of $1,000 on each
complaint. Rrasseuer confessed to hav-
ing set six Of tho incendiary fires In the
city but the Chesley and Rugg IRE OK
March 2 was not broug sft against him.
no building having been burned.
A iury 10 the seventh district municipal
cnurt Monday, at New York returned
verdict in favor of the tenement mouse
department which sought to force tene-
nept house owner to remove sanitary ac-
communications from the yard OF the tene-
ment and to place them on each noor.
Experts who testified in the case said II
the decision Is affirmed IT Will Involve an
cxnenditure to tenement house owne-~s in
Manhattan and the Bronx Of s2O'cV0,ooo.
The American Institute of Homeopathy
onaned its annual convention, Monday
evening. at Boston, with large repre-.
,,.nIatlUn of members from all parts Of
tho country many being accompanied by
,ht.ir wivcs and daughters. The conven-
ton promises to be one OF the largest r In
The history of the institute and 1t Is ex-
',.cted mai over 200 physicians will par
;hripate in the work of the sessions,
which will continue throughout the week.
f.,:nrpe De .Focke, an alleged baron, has
been sentenced to 10 days, imprisonm'e mt
at Dresden, saxo1y tor ,s assah b vii 'ii he
turned to the saI ger nf s%R 9Gf} who
y, Ma s,,t .lar escorted that he is wanted by
the Amrfsn police ma on 5hs e NeW york. *
plssliniS II, ,biia his wife. a San Francisco
actress was alive De F 70 whG Is
himself into the highest society at Ores
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