Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-12-17
BITS BY WIRE.
Collapse Of Bridge in
West Virginia.
Commissioner of Pensions
Ware Retires From Office.
Famous Dock Yard in Halifax to be
Closed.

ment of Santiago during the Spanish
war. died suddenly in Washington, -.
c., Thursday, from acute indigestion.
Gen. Whiteside was born in Canada
and enlisted in the United States army
m 1858. He was appointed bri2adier
general in 1901 and retired June 3. 1907.
At Thursdays session of the 10th an
nual convention of the Rhode Island
State Grange, which is being held in
Roger Williams hall. in East Prori-
dence. +. l.. the following officers We're
elected for the next two years: Worthy
master, Frank F.. Merchant; worthy
overseer. Frank P. Manchester; worthy
lecturer, Theodore S. Snow; secretary,
Alton f. Coggeshall.
Two masked men entered the bank OF
John Rizvak. at Philippsburg. N. j..
Wednesday night. and at the points OF
their revolvrrs robbed him Of slso. Inc
bank is a small concern where foreign
| ers deposit their money and several at
| te,npts have been made recently to rob
| it.
| In order to save his mother. brothers
and sisters from the attacks OF his
ia ;her, John Harder. Il wears of age, OF
/ Cherry Ridge, near White Mills, Pa.
fred TWO charges of buckshct into his
parents body. killing him instantly.
At Thursday nights meeting of the
| delegates of the Order of Eagles OF
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connec-
| ticut and New Hampshire, which was
held in Gloucester Mass, it was decid-
ed to hold the next New England field
! M.
date will be selected later.
The building owned by Elmer and
| Charles Riley. and occupied by the
| United Brush TO-. in North Attlcboro,
Mass. and its contents We're destroyed
by f,re, Thursday night. The loss is
estimated at $1,000.
The five story building occupied by
the Mamolith Carbon Paint Co.. at
CINCINNATI Ohio. was totally destroyed
by fire, Wednesday night. The loss is
S1I,.OuC, fully covered by insurance.
| The building in Woonsocket. Il. l.,
whici, for 30 years has been known as
the old Globe Congregational church.
! but recently used for manufacturing
! purprsps was destroyed by fire
Thursday evening The loss is esti-
mated at $11.Ocv. partly covered by in
SuranCc.
Laurence Summerticld. one Of the
best known confidence men in this
country, and also we'll known in
Europe. was taken to Sing Sing prison,
Thursday. to begin Il sentence of not
less than four years. nor more than
seven years and six months. summer
field has boosted for years that he
would never serve a sentence. He was
convicted of swindlins in connection
with copper mining company, and an-
pcaled the case To the court of appeals
which had confirmed the conviction
| There is still All Indictment for Il rob
cry involving $4,000 against Summer
| field.
Fire which started, Thursday. at
Cincinnati Ohio, in the Ohio Seat Cos
| plant and spread to an adjoining build
| ing occupied by the Rudolph Sure An
Choir Tannery, caused about S1I50oO
loss. The buildings mentioned and a
| lwelling house adjoining We're de-
stroyed. Following so closely on the
two fires of Tuesday night and the
| $4,000 fire in the Mamolith Carbon
Paint factory. the firemen We're nearly
| exhausted. the intense cold making
their work particularly difficult
| President Kong has announced that
friends Of Oberln College at Oberlin.
| O., have taken steps to reimburse stu
dents who have suffered loss by the
| bank failure. He said this could not
| apply to all cases, but only to those
where the loss had been heavy and the
need great How much the students
| had in the Citizens Bank is not known.
The engineers and the fremen Of the
Santa Fe have adjusted their differ
ences which threatened to cause a
strike on the coast lines Of the Santa
Fe system. The terms Of the settle
ment have not been made public.
Commissioner of Pensions Eugene F..
Ware. Thursday. rclinquished his Off
cial duties. in Washington and left for
his home in Kansas. Deputy Com
| miss ioner j. l.. Davenport assumed
charge of the pension bureau as acting
commissioner and will remain pending
the appointment of permanent sue
cessor to Mr.. Ware.
The Senate committee on territories.
Hui Sud!, COHlpleted IT'S WO1h oil inc
statehood bill and authorized favOra-
Bile report on the measure, admitting
Arizona and New Mexico as one state
and Oklahoma and Indian Territory al
so as one state.
boat containing members of the
crew Of the wrecking tug North Ameri-
ca. sent out to the three masted
schooner John r. Halliday. which
stranded. Thursday, on the south side
Of Cape Henlopen. Del, was capsized
: and Jacob Jacobson was drowned. The
schooner's crew was taken off in the
breeches buoy. with the exception Of
the captain. who stayed aboard his YES
sci, until all prospect Of floating the
schooner had passed. Unless a storm
arises it is believed that the vessel
may be saved.
The Halifax. y. S., dock yard which
was opened in 1870. has been ordered
closed. The yard is the principal i'm
perial property in Halifax. and $50
skilled mechanics are employed there
In various parts of the dock are relics
Of great interest. sun dial bearing
tie date OF 1909: large coat of arms