Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-28
BITS BY WIRE.
Brief Summary of Some of the Most
important Events.

------
Two young men about 20 years old,
locked in each others embrace, lay
down OH the tracks Of the Jellico rail
way, about four miles from Athens.
Tenn, Wednesday. and let the train
pas Over them. There was nothing on
their persons 70 indicate their identity.
1t is believed that they We're brothers.
According to the Detroit Tribune, the
richest cargo ever carried by steamer
IN the Great Lakes passed down the
Detroit river Wednesday night. on the
Northern King. The cargo was COM
posed exclusively Of copper ingotS and
slabs from Portage, on Lake Superior
and is valued at $S50.000. The North
ern King started down the lakes with
1880 tons of copper $40 tons for De-
troit. $50 tons for Fairport, and the
remainder was to be carried to Buffalo
for shipment east.
The honorary degree of IL. ID. was
conferred by McGin University, Thurs
day, on the Hon. John Morley the Eng
fish statesman and historian.
The Russian collier kniaz Gortscha-
kof is still anchored near Brest,
France, awaiting orders. Her COM
nander has been strictly forbidden to
communicate with shore or receive
visits.
John Marshal Barry, manager Of the
North American Trust. was convicted
in the Boston superior criminal court
"Wednesday, on 160 counts of an indict-
nent which charged him with larceny.
Barry is charged with having violated
the statutes by engaging in the bust
ness of negotiating contracts which by
their terms were to be redeemed in
commercial order. The case will 90
before the full bench of the SUPREME
court.
by speciIl mandate of Muzuffer Ed
Din, Shah Of Persia, President Francis
Of the st. Louis exposition, was, We'd
heS'.ay, decorated with tie order Of
the lion and the sun, which is the
highest in the kingdom of Persia. The
decoration, which was presented by
Dircm Khan kclekion, commissioners
general to the WORLDS Fair is the first
of 50 high Il grade to be presented to a
citizen of the United States.
The annual dinner of the Iron and
Steel Institute, which was also the
official celebration OF the second meet
ing of the society in America, was
held, Wednesday night. in the G!and
bail room Of the Waldorf-Astoria. in
New York city. Along each side Of
the banquet hall the stars and stripes
were mter.wined with the British ma
| ti"nal cotors. Mi. Carnegie proposed
a toast to President Roosevelt and
King Edward.
President Loubet at Paris, Wednes-
day, gave a dinner in honor of King
George Of Greece. who is now visiting
Paris. The President had on his
right Lady Monsoon. wife Of the British
ambassador. and on his left Nine
Nedilof, Wife of the Russian ambas-
sador.
According to the announcement is
sued by the Democratic national COM
mittee, Wednesday night, Judge Alton
Il. Parker, the Democratic candidate
for President. will make three speech
es. The first Will be at Madison
Snuaro Garden, New York, Monday
night; the second at Newark, n. j.,
Tuesday night. and the third at either
New Haven or Hartford, Conn.
Eugene Y. Dcbs, the Socialistic
candidate for the Presidency, delivered
, an address at Music hall, in New
Haven Conn, Wednesday night.
| The court martial of four prominent
officers of the French war ministry
Colonies Dautries, Rolin. Francois and
Mereschal-charged with using mill
tary funds and otherwise influencing
witnesses against Dreyfus at Rennes,
was resumed in Paris. Wednesday,
The court room was crowded.