Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-29
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Much Damage by Rurri-
cane on Honduras Coast.
Insane Woman in New Hamp-
shire Burned to Death.
A Glance at What is Happening IN
Many Places.

1t is reported in shanghai that GER
tain Canton merchants nave raised
enough money To- purchase the Aneri-
can interest in the Canton Hdnkow
railroad.
According to dispatch from st.
Petersburg it is thought that the text
of Admiral ROi'stVcnsky's report, re-
garding the Hull affair, Will be given
out, today.
A dispatch from Athens says that all
vessels of the British Mediterranean
fleet. now III Greek waters. have been
ordered 10 sail. The Pola British
squadron sailed at midnight, Thursday.
Rcliamy Storer. American ambassa-
dor to Austria Hungary, who has been
in tho United States for several weeks,
sailed from New York, Thursday, on
the steamer Dtuschaland, for Ham
burg.
J.. Wyman Jones. millionaire of mines
in Missouri, whose summer residence
was in Boston, died in New York city,
Thursday Mr.. Jones was IS years
ola and is survived by widow. the
sister If the late senator Marcus A.
H"mHa.
The text Of the cuban Supreme court
decision Of oct. y, denying the petit
tiul against the cunSlitutionality of the
law prohibiting the expectation of
palm Dark, Was read. Thursday. at Ha-
Vala. The passage Of the act is de
clared tC be legal and valid.
Alexander X is, Il Hungarian, who
Shot and killed his Wife Anna. at their
Nom" III Franklin Furnace, \. j.. Au-
Gust last, Vas put to death on the
g;ili"Ms AZ the Essex county jail in
N,Wton. n. j.. Thursday. Kiss had
but one leg, one arm and one eye.
Mrs. Dsenrigr porin WAS arraigned
in the Dover. n. a.. police court,
| Thursday. charged With manslaughtcr
| in c;ll.sing the death of Miss Regina
| ffniutlin of Exeter. in Dover, August
| ~ Reading of the complaint was
| waived and the respondent pleaded
no' guilty.
\ dispatch from Copenhagen says
that the master Of the Norwegian
| Steamship Skanntol reports from Lon
! don that she Was fired upon by a Rus
sian ship, Sunday. i'll the English
channel The firing ceased when the
| Skanatul hoistrd hcr flag. Soon after
| thu Russian urn-Of-War passed the
| Skanatol.
a receiver has been appointed for the
| Knickorbocker Steamboat Co., the
owners Of the General Siocum, which
Was burned last summer. with a loss of
nearly 1900 lives. in IL suit on an as
signed claim for $1G6. Henry l.. Joyce
was named receiver by Justice Amend
| Of the New York Supreme court
Thursday. Several officers are now
| under Indictment in connection with
| the General Slocum disaster.
| A strange error in bill regarding
| the public health passed by the Yer
mont legislature OF 1902 and incor-
poratcd in the state laws. has come to
| light through the introduction in the
Vermont state Senate of a bill amend
| ing the statute The act passed two
| years ago provides that the governor
Of Vermont must be "a reputable
| physician" The amendment intro
duced by Senator Fish of Windsor, cor
reefs the wording of the law.
| Michael T. Berry, candidate of the
Socialist Labor party for governor of
Massachusetts, pleaded not guilty in
| the CharlestOWn court, Thursday,
when arraigned upon charge of dis
turbin@ the peace in addressing an
open air rally in violation Of police Or
ders. Mr.. Berry who conducted his
own case, asked for d continuance until
Friday. and this the court granted.
The objection to Candidate Berry's
speaking was based upon the fact that
thG rally was too near church.
The police Of Portsmouth. n. H..
Wer" notified. Thursday. that nine
places Of business We're entered by
burglars during Wednesday night and
small amounts of money taken from
cash registers and money drawers in
cach place. Considerable damage was
done 70 store fixtures as well as to
doors ana windows. 1t is believed
the breaks We're committed by a band
Of burglars who have been operating
in the city at intervals of a few weeks
f." thc past year hut the police have
no clue to their identity.
The political parties in the province
Of Prime" Edward Island, Thursday.
made the following nominations for the
Dominion elections. November 3:
Queens county-Hon. A. f. WarhrIr-
ton and l.. T.. proWse. Liberals. Alex
Martin ana Angus A. Mclean. Conser-
VhttNts. Kings county,. J. HUGHES
Liberal: .Jnhn Mclean Conservatives