Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-21
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| DR.. Friedrich Muller, Prof. Adolph Lo-
renz's assistant, will arrive in New York,
about March 10 or II. DR.. Muller is com
ing to America to attend to the after
| treatment Of Lolita Armour. whom Prof
Lorenz operated upon in Chicago, and to
accept the professorship of orthopedics in
the Medical College of the University of
Chicago.
The jury in the case of Arthur Bishop
of Petersburg, Va. salesman for the
f. NJ. Hoyt Co. of Manchester, N. H,
who is on trial at Charlotte n. c., charg-
ed with the killing of Thomas Wilson,
was locked up for the night at 10 P. M.
Friday. being unable to agree on a YER
dict The case was given to them at 1890
P NJ, Thursday.
According to a dispatch from Sofia pub
lished in Saturday mornings London
Morning Leader. desperate hghting has
occurred between a small band of reVolu-
tionists and 500 Turks in defile close to
the village of Berl. near kaStoria, Alba
MIA The Turks had so killed. The insur-
gents lost heavily, but succeeded in gail
ing the mountains.
The strike situation at the shoe factory
of Gale Bros, at Exeter, N. H., did not
change materially. Friday. 1t was thought
that one or two union lasters would go
to work but they did not and there was
but one strike breaker at work in the
factory. One laSter came from Dover but
the Boot and Shoe Workers Union pre-
vailed upon him to leave town.
After some days of quietness there was
resumption of disorder in the streets
of Lynn. Mass, Friday night in connec-
ton with the shoe strike. two strike
breakers being set upon by a mob Of
nearly 40 men and roughly handled One
of them named Richardson escaped, but
the other. Levi White, planted himself
against q wall and gave back blow for
two of his aSSailantS, all three being
charged with disorderly conduct.
A special from Winnipeg says: Definite
announcement was made, tonight. that c.
+. Hamilton of ST. Paul, is acting on be-
half of the Northern Pacific Railway Co
in making application to the Manitoba
Legislature for pei mission to build an ey-
tensive system of branch lines throughout
the province If granted charter the
company intends to build lines crossing
the international boundary at three diff
ferent points from Pembina west The
Northern Pacific made application for
similar charter, last year, but its request
was refused.
i. Martineau. the clerk for the Domin-
ion militia department who is in custody
at Ottawa. Ont, tor alleged embeZzle-
ment, was before the police magistrate
Friday and Temanded for a week 1t is
now said that the shortage will amount
to about $4,000 OF this amount the no
lice found $4,000 on Martineau's person.
The greater portion of this SIS, 900 was in
American money Until a full statelMknt
mas Deen got from the banks ana cOmpar-
ed with the accounts in the department
the exact amount from the money miss
ing will not be known.
Judge Newburger, Friday at New York.
sentenced Frank Folina, an Italian. to
six years in Sing Sing prison for forgery
The court, lawyers ard others interested
in the case say that Folina is second
Jim the Penman,' and one Of the clev-
crest forgers ever sentenced in the court
The forger by use of a pane of glass
made correct limitations. L. w. Simmons
the teller who cashed the checks. wrote
Judge Newburger as follows: II hope
that you will take into consideration the
fact that ] have lost nearly all the saw
ings of life time, as ! was obliged to
make good to my employers for the
checks. The forgeries would deceive any
teller, no matter how long experienced /"