Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-05-01
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Two masked men grabbed a package
containing $4,000 from Agent Peterson OF
the United States Express Co. while IL
train was standing at Britt, Iowa, Thurs
day. They secured the money and escaped
after struggle. Two suspects have been
arrested
Vim. Irwin. aged co years, committed
suicide in Il sensational manner on one OF
the public streets Of Charlottctown Z. u.
l., Thursday. Taking a bottle of carbolic
acid from his pocket he drank the contents
i'll view Of the 30 onlookers and fell dead
on the sidewalk.
controls all the towing on the hudson rlv-
er, will lay up 20 OF it's boats as Il result
of the demands Of the marine engineers
for more pay and shorter hours. The
company claims that TO grant the de-
nlands would cause operation of its line ut
loss.
:, Al the members q the Carpenter
cal!y all the carpenters in the city and
their action will bring work of the build :
ing trades to a standstil. They demand
an S-hour day and an increase Of Is cents
per day in wages.
The scmi-annual assemblage of the bsh-
ops of the M. l.. church OF the wOTl1 Is in
session at Meadville, Pa. in Ford Memo
rial chapel of Allegheny College. Ten
bishops are in attendance. including Ran
dolph s. Foster ana WIn, f.. MaIlalicu.
Boston, The session will last until Mon
udy anu VIII nc private.
Building 1.aburors' Union. No. 2 at a
special meeting at Lynn, Mass. Thursday
nl@ht, voted 10 orter general strike Of
the trades. May /, on some Is FIRMS of
building contractors who have not signi-
fed their acceptance of the new wage
schedule of 81. IS per day for mortar mix
ers and $50 per day for hod carriers. Five
firms have signed the schedule.
The 3A-year-old daughter of Theodore
Nanwart of Metcalf street. st. John. ~
r.. was poisoned, Thursday, and died in
an hour, by swallowing four pills which
she found in & bureau drawer at home.
Medical opinion is that StryChnine poison
ing was the cause of death. Mr.. Nanwart
IS a Iineman i'll the employ of r. q. Reid.
the New Foundland magnatc, and is at
present i'll New Foundland.
At a special meeting at PHILADELPHIA
Thursday. of the board of directors of the
Nm- C,ramp Ship and Engine Building Co,
the following voting trustees were elect
60; e.: I Salisbury Of Droxel &, g..
Fourth Street National Bank of Philadel-
phia, and G. r. Baker. president of the
FIRST National Bank New York The di-
rcctors finally approved the $1,000 90 loan
and the $1,000 00O additional stock
The hearing at Indianapolis of the petit
ton for Il writ of habeas corpus for Moses
Fowler Chase, the demented young mil
lonaire, in the federal court with an ar
ray of legal talent too, great to allow of
the continuance of its hearing in cham
bers, resulted in the court refusing 90
grant VIII OF ndDeaS corpus asking that
Chase he brought before the federal court
within the next 10 days. The case will 40
to the United States supreme court.
The Portland Rolling Mills Co. are con-
slderinS the establishment of car works
at st. John. n T., in connection with the
present industry. 1t recently acquired
property adjoining the land occupied by
the rolling mills, making present holding
seven acres. The directors state that it Is
not their intention to enlarge their present
business, as the facilities they have now
can supply all the present demand. but
they are discussing the building of ear
works on the new lot An inducement il
the fact that this new factory would util-
ice the products of the present mills.