Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-14
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

aire mine owner who shot and killed Cor
don Allen, a wealthy Joplin man. nearl,
at Carthage, Mo, by a jury. His plea
| was self-defcnce.
John Haskell aged 27, cut his throat
| Sunday, at the home of his brother in
Aroma, Ind to avoid capture for steal
ing horse and buggy. Five minutes af-
ter his death the officers arrived. He had
been pursued throughout the night.
The Rev. Frederick Fl. Wright, for
| many years engaged in Methodist Episco-
pal missionary work in Italy, has been
| in Rome. He also is presiding elder OF
the second district CT the Italy conference.
The Ward Line steamer Mexico, which
sailed from Havana for New York. Satur-
States Minister Squiers. who will go I'M
| mediately to Washington 1t is said that
| the Cuban government has granted all his
| requests.
Mrs Mary e. Chellis and her daughter
| Mabel were seriously burned, the former
| probably fatally, in their home at Spring
| field, Saturday, as the result of an explo-
| sion of bottle of stove polish which
| the daughter was holding in her hands
Both were taken to the Mercy hospital.
| Upon warrant sent to Fail River,
| Mass. by the Lawrence police, Dctec
! tives Perron and Baker, Sunday. arrest
ed Victor Fontaine. y. of 1881 Pleasant
| street, charged with the larceny of {
watch and jewelry from woman il
Lawrence Fontaine will be taken tc
| Lawrence
| The merchants of Havana believe thai
the passage of tine. reciprocity treaty
| in an extraordinary demand Tor American
goods. Merchants have been Withholding
| their orders for such goods Tor q yeai
| past on account OF the uncertainties re-
| garding tariff rates.
| The taking OF the deposition of Henry
| H. Rogers in the case of Wardner VS.
| Burraee was resumed before Joseph L
kenney. justice of the peace, SATURDAY.
night. at New Bedford and again con
| timed. The original suit was brought TO,
! the purpose of assisting the defendant il
| the gas war in Boston.
Michael Antous. who conducts small
| fruit and confectionery stand in Adams
Mass, was arrested Friday night, on 2
| charge of arson. Antous is charged will
burning the building in an attempt to de
fraud the insurance COMPANIES. Anou.
| 500 insurance is placed on the building
| and contents. Mr.. Antous soon after his
arrest was released on bail of $1,000.
G.. II. Shattuck was before Judge Poor in
| police court at AndoVer Saturday, on, the
| charge of maintaining liquor nuisance
| at his drug store in Ballardvale The
complainant was William SHAW, treasurer
| of the Society of Christian Endeavori No
! evidence of any illegal sale was offered
but the prosecution attempted, to prove
! that Mr.. Shattuck has received. a larger
| quantity of liquor than was Indicated by
| the sales on mis- books. Mr.. Shatuck was
| represented by eX-ConSresSman knox
| and was acquitted.
| At 4 joint meeting of the. executive
board of the Cripple Creek Citizens al,
lance and the Cripple Creek Chamber OF
| Commerce Saturday. at Cripple Creek
| Il telegram was adopted and sent to the
| president of the Senate at Washington
| characterizing the resolutions Of Senator
| Patterson, offered. Friday, as false anC
grossly misrerresenting the acts and mo
| tives Of Gov. Peabody and the lawabld!ne
citizens Of this state and county. The
| resolutions in question concerned labor
| conditions in Teller county.
| The Red Star Line steamer Zealand
! which sailed from Antwerp, Dec. l., foi
! New York, will carry the steerage pas
sengers of the Red Line steamer kroon
| New York, Dec. s. and put back to tbs
| inner harbor at Queenstown, Dec. 10, witt
her steering gear disabled as the result O.
heavy sea. The White star Line steam steam
| town, Dec TO- took the kroonland frs
and second cabin passengers. Inc kroon-
land will proceed to Liverpool
Tho Merchants Association of New
| York, Sunday. made public an eXhausiiV,
| statement giving the results OF an exam
| nation of OUTLAWS by the city for land
| for the Croton Valley for the purpose o
| water supply The inquiry shows in tho
words of tic statement. that out of
total of $13, 964 $50 expended between th'
| date when the acqueduct commission wa
created and the end of ly2. a period OF
about 10 years. sl0.579.9i2,Si was paid TO-
the property acquired and S3.3S .4oi.0! was
paid for the expense of acquiring it,
In connection with the wholesale break
ing and entering of the summer resi-
| dences about Laconia, n. H.. which has
been going on all the fall, and on account
of the fact that all efforts by the OFFICERS
| to arrest the guilty persons nave been
fruitless, the selcctmen OF Sili II n Satur
| arrest of the burglars: Ii IS unoerstooo
that similar action will be taken BY the
town of Alton and the city or Laconia.
| Numerous special police officers and dep
uty shcriffs are being appointed and eff
forts will be made to capture the gang
of thieves.
In the Baptist state convention at Char
iottc n G., saturday Rev. j. =. Massee
speaking of the church paper, said: j
believe the Gay will come when the license
of editors of our great daily papers Will
| eAerting too much influence and power
over the popular mind, too often not wis
est and best. and / believe the day is no
far distant when the government vii
have 10 lay the strong arm of the law or
the press and suppress it,. Rev. III. w
Battle vigorously protested against tn
declaration of Mr.. Massee
The Vatican expects that the action OF
the American bishops sent to the Pniip
| pines. together with the work which
Archbishop Guidi, the, apostolic delegate
| for the Philippine islands, mas already
accomplished, will soon have the effect 0
definitely pacifying the natives and put
ting an end to the schism of Bishop
Aglpay. also rendering It necessary e
| create new diocescs, partly oting to tho
distances in the islands and partly be
cause the reconstruction of the whole sys-
tenn of public worship is necessary. The
| Rev. Richard l.. Burtsell, rector of st
I Mary's church. Rondout. n. ". IS spoKei
Of as likely to be one of the new Am ricar
bishops in the Philippines.
| Interest i'm the case OF DR.. Clarence L
| Perry Of Doston, who has been freed of 2
| charge of Dolygamy. still increases. Sat
,lrday evening, Isabella J. Gill. whc
| claims residence in Jersey. City, was ar
rested on the charge of having thrown
| vjtrion at the wife of the doctor. DIR
| Pnrry;s experience at the time of his ar
rcst was fully detailed His Incarceration
in the jajl at East Cambridge also fur.
| nished an interesting incident in connec-
ton with his arrest as wei as the findins
Of no Indictment by the Middlesex Crane
! iurv Tho doctor was discharged fron
custody. Friday. and then it appears h
had one of the most thrilling experience
| Of his rife He claims that about i
| o'clock Friday night. woman attempter
10 throw yitriol on his wife. The Gill wo
man visited headquarters. and after a
sr;ri.ed Conferences with Chief Watts. de-
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