Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-02-16
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The Lawrence county grand jury began
its investigation of the Sarah Schaefer
murder. Monday. at Bedford. Ind. Detec-
tvcS are still at work but no clues nave
been discovered.
William Barclay Parsons of New York.
has been chosen with Sir Wolf Barry and
Sir Bcniamin Baker to act as technical
advisers to the British royal COMMISSION
ON London traffic.
The Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey.
has declared a dividend for the quarter OF
SIG share. r, duction Of 81 "A share from
the rate paid at this time. last year. The
previous dividend paid. Dec. II last. was
sl2 a share. The dividend is payable,
March -.
The fishing schooner Sadie NJ. Eoonan.
which arrived at Boston. Monday. report
cd that Burley fIutchins one of the crew
was lost in a dory i'll n snow squaI off
Boone Island. Me-, last Monday. Hutch
ms was - years of age and was native
of Cape POIpOise, Me.
a special from LouisburG. y. s.. SAYS
that Captain Maclnnis and crew of the
Gloucester schooner Taiisman. which yes
sci is frozen in the ice at Bay Of Islands.
\. f., with cargo of frozen herring. ar
rived there. Monday. on the steamer
Erucc from Port Au Basque.
A. H. eastman was reelected president
of tie Dcrlin National Bank at the meet
ing of tho stockholders. Monday. at Fer
lin, n. II. Frank l.. Wilson was chosen
vice president. and Geo. l.. Stewart cash
ably The same that of the past year.
The Canadian government steamer
'ryrian has been engaged by the directors
OF the 'nited States Cable Co. to repair
~ break in their cable off Brown $ bank.
81 miles from Shclburne. n. S. The
steamer is row out of commission and it
will be 10 days before she is ready for
John r. Gallagher. who was arrested
in Seattle. Wash. a year ago. charged
bnr in Ia
Mcmahon. in Taunton, Mass. was put on
trial in the superior court AT Taunton.
Monday. on Il charge of murder in the
second degree. Mcmahon was killed. Nov.
81. 1899.
Geo D. Morgan. a nephew Of J. Pier
pont Morgan. has just arrived At San
Francisco from the Orient ON tide steam
'r China He is accompanied by his wife.
lived in Japan for I'VE years past WI:
married ut Yokohama on ian. 81 lie and
his wife are cnroutr for New York.
The steamer Eag!" of the Norwalk q
New York Line. is at tn" bottom of Nor
walk Ct. harbor. having been sunk by
collision with the floating cakes OF iC"
which crushed in her hull The It'd" was
low at the time and there was no diiii-
Guilty in getting from tn" vessel to tn" ice
nearby. An effort Will be made To raise
the vessel
Three men were killed. Monday. by tn"
fan of a wall of a building in course OF
construction on East list street. New
York. the victims. who wore maSonS
working on the Cornicc brickwork. being
prrcipitatcd l.; stories to the bottom ~
the sub-ccllar. The men. Gcori;' Ripp.
Joseph Manteil and Joseph Marg"r. were
ON scaffnld at the top of the rear wall.
putting ZIP som" briCliwork at the COrnc"
when the wall for several feet toppled uut
and carried them with it,
Three men have lost their lives in a
landslide and II Cavein Of a portion of the
Southern Pacific railways Saow sheds
near Truckee. cal. \ gang Of IS men
were working when they heard the slide
coming and all made a rush for their
lives Several were buried waist deep and
were cNtricated by their companions. One
young man was taken out siiffOCatcd and
the others cannot be found. Tho body
recovered was identified as that of Daniel
e. IIolbrnok Of Derby. CT.
The San Pedro Railroad has effected an
entrance into Riverside. Cal. by Captur-
ing a section of the right of way which
has been in dispute. Three hundred men
were stationed along the road and. at
y. NJ Monday. at n given signal they set
to work laying rails. At daylight tie
rails had been laid To their passenger
station at Seventh and Vino streets.
Their" are a number Of injunctions in
force along Vine street and a long legal
battle has been progressing. Tho rail
ro3d now las possession and what course
the directors will take is DrObeml teal.