Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-29

fT'ilft touilty-AlIrcd A. 1efurSey
Conservative; Hon. ]. w. Richards
Liberal.
Mrs. Annie $. Dustin. wife of Will
liam c. Dustin of West Derby. n. Fl.
set he'd bed afire, Thursday. and was
burned to death. Mrs. Dustin had
been insane for several years. She
was left alone for few minutes al
noon and found some matches with
which she ignited the bed clothing
When tho fire department reached the
house the flames had swept through
the rooni The charred remains of the
woman We're found on the bed. Mrs.
Dustin WIS Il years Of age and hus-
baud ana two sons survive.
Tie Vatican is sounding different
powers on the subject Of the admission
of its representative at the proposed
second Hague conference on the same
ground as the suggested admission of
the South American republics, which
We're not represented at the first con-
ference. the Vatican emphasizes the
fact that it was excluded from the first
conference chiefly because of the OPP
position of the Vatican government
supported by Great Britain, which
asked in exchange Italy's support for
thu exclusion of representatives of the
Boor republic.
The engagement of $500, 600 in GNid
bars ut the assay office by Heidclbarh,
lskclneimer & 60, New York, was an
nouncrd, Thursday, for shipment pre-
sumably to Paris. An engagement OF
Sl.0000G0 gold by the Royal Bank Ct
Canada was also announced. The
amount Of gold enga gcd by Heid"l-
bach, lckelhcimer & 90. was after
wards increased to $l,000,o05 which,
with that engaged by the Royal Bank
of Canada, made a total of S2,G10.oon
thus far announced for shipment to
Paris, Saturday.
Fred Watson and Eugene Sennott,
the two members of the nth Company
Of Coast Artillery stationed at Fort
Warren, who We're charged with the
murder Of i.arkin Wyman Hall a
mil!incr, at the latter's apartments on
1T. Hotolrh street, Boston, Sunday
oct. 1G. were discharged by Judge Par
menter in the municipal court, late
Thursday, at the conclusion of a three
days hearing. In dischargins the sol
di-Is. Judge Parmentcr said that. in
his opinion. Srnnott was blamceSs,
While Watson acted in self-dcfcnct.
Indicted by a Boston grand jury for
tn. poisoning Of her sttpdaughter
Crystal I<rtuss, Mrs. Rae II. krauss
after demanding All immediate trial
pleaded guilty to murder and walked
calmly to the bench, handed to Judge
Vaughn Il signed confession, written
Oct. Is, while a prisoner in the Black
ford county Jail. The confession was
read ana the jury retired for Il min
utes. returning with verdict of guilty.
Judge Vaughn then sentenced Mrs.
krauSS to Imprisonment for life. With
in half an hour the prisoner was on the
way to prison.
At Thursdays session of the MaSSa-
chusctts WOmcn's Christian Temper
ance Union convention in Leominster,
Mass, action on a number of important
matters was taken. Mrs. Catherine
Len Stevenson of Boston, was re-elect-
ed president; Mrs. Jeanette II. Knox
of Stoneham, corresponding secretary
to succeed Mrs. Harriet Il. Todd, re-
signed: Mrs. Helen Rice of Roxbury,
It'oihiliS SttittdlE, anu 'odI stil IT,
r. Pevear of Boston, treasurer. Upon
nomination Of Mrs. Stevenson, Mrs.
Mary A. Livermore of Melrose, was
elected honorary president.
Delegates from all parts of the state
attended the autumn meeting of the
MaSsa chusetts State Federation CT
Womens Clubs in the First Baptist
church in Hartford City, Ind, Thurs
day. The meeting was called to
order by Miss Helen A. Whit
tier. president of the State FEEDER
alton. Mrs. Ida Barrett Adams.
president of the Middlesex Wo-
mems Club Of Lowell. extended a
welcome to the visitors to which Miss
Whittier replied. Prof. A. n. Kirk
land of Boston, state entomologist, de-
livercd a lecture before the federation.
News has been received of hurri-
cane which struck the Honduras coast
u few days ago. to the effect that the
mahogany interests suffered greatly,
both in Honduras and Guatemala.
Thousands of valuable logs We're
washed out to sea and will never be
recovered. Boston, Cincinnati and
losers. The Guatemalian railroad
suffered losses that Will require months
to repair. The American schooner NJ.
A. Achorn Was caught in the Carib-
bean sea and damaged. The sloop
Gold Fish and the jamaican vessel
Excelsior are reported lost. The
sciloOncrs Eajender and Albatross have
not reported and fears are entertained
for their safety.
The temporary receivers for the
United States Sumatra Tobacco Grow
ing Co, of New Jersey, Hugh Alccrn
Of Hartford. Conn, for Connecticut in
tcrpstS. and Geo. Tenant of Jersey
City. ar" cndeavoring TO obtain pos
session Of the books and papers Of the
concern under Il count order. in this
move they are being aided by Robert
Moore OF this city, representing stock
holders mere and i'll Providence, Bos-
ton and New York. The books are
held in Boston and receivers suit was
entered there. The only real estate
is believed to he the plantation at
Windsor Locks worth about $4,000.
Although $l00.000 was invested by