Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-20
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Brief Summary Of Some Of the Most
Important Events.


district court on the charge of con-
spring against the United States gov
eminent and the government steam
boat inspection laws because of selling
life preservers, inside of which We're
pieces Of iron, in Trenton, Tuesday, re-
tracted their plea of not guilty. 1t is
claimed in their defence that their
goods were sold in the open market
and were not made directly for the gov
eminent. and that therefore there was
no conspiracy against the government
as charged in the indictment.
The fourth annual convention of the
United Textile Workers of America
opened. in Lowell. Mass, Tuesday, with
d large attendance, delegates being
present from Fall River. New Bedford,
North Adams Lawrence, Dover N. H.,
Philadelphia, Passaic. n. j., Paterson,
y. j., White Rock. r. l., jamestown. n.
Y. Manchester, n. H, and Newmarket.
n. H.
Fire which broke out. Tuesday. at
Rehoboth Beach, Del, caused by the
upsetting of a stove in the cottage of
Mrs. King, resulted in loss of nearly
| $4,000 and for a time threatened the
town with destruction.
Senator Redfield Proctor was re-
elected to the United States Senate by
| the Vermont Legislature, Tuesday
night.
According to dispatch received from
headquarters of Gen. Okus left army,
via Fusan. since Sunday last the Japan
csc have buried 400 Russian dead. It
| is estimated that the Russian CASUAL
tics are from 10000 to $4,000 The
Japanese report their casualties about
| 5000.
| CraZed by drink three bandits,
Flores, Saledo and Herrera went to the
residence of Vincento Codinez at Santa
Julia. a suburb of Mexico City. Mexico.
and called for Godinez. When he is
sued from the house accompanied by
Laurino Friasm. a servant. the bandits
| opened fire upon them killing Frias,
and badly wOunding GodineZ. When
| news of the tragedy reached the au-
thorities of Mexico City. IL rurales were
at once dispatched to Il plantation
whittier it was learned the bandits had
fled. a pitched battle ensued with the
result that one soldier was Killed. and
| IL injured. The casualties are as fol-
lows: The dead: Laurino Frias. SAN
ia Julia: Nestor Flores. bandit: soldier.
name unknown. The wounded: VIM
Cento Godinez Santa Julia. Leonardo
Euriquez; Rodriguez Saldo, bandit;
Petro Herrera. bandit: IL soldiers.
Mrs Marjorie Hill. who was seriously
burned while trying to save her 40
canary birds from death in a fire in her
home at HOiyoke. Mass. last Friday.
died, Tuesday. She was CO years of
age.
The trunk mandatory of Gutter &
Cutter. Boston. was completely de-
strOyed by fire. Tuesday morning. The
structure is a four story wooden build
ing and owing to it's proximity to other
buildings n serious cOntiagratiOn was
at first feared. but two alarms brought
sufficient apparatus to confine the fire
to the trunk factory. The loss is esti-
mated at $4,000.
! Alaska day was celebrated at the St
Louis exposition. Tuesday. in commem-
Grafton of the 37th anniversary OF the
| transfer of Alaska to the United States.
one of the features of the ceremonies
was the unwilling in the Alaska pavil-
ion of bust of William Henry Seward.
secretary of state, when the purchase
0 was made. The presentation speech
; was made by Francis Lorine of New
= York City. to which Gov. John G. Brady
e of Alaska responded.
, The volunteer Poison Squad" which
Chemist Wiley of the department of
r agriculture will use in experiments to
determine the effect on the human sys-
. tenn of food personalities. etc. will be-
gin their work for the third year. No
vemher I. There will be II men all
employees of the department, who sub
scribe to strict diet rules.
The directors of the Allegheny Coal
Co. have decided to suspend operations
indefinitely at their Harwick. Pa.
mines. next Saturday. This will al
most depouuIate village of 1000 peo-
PIE and suspend business on the re-
Gently constructed spurs from the
Pittsburg Bessemer and Lake Erie
Railroad and the West Pennsylvania
division of the Pennsylvania system
T. Harwick has never fully recovered from
, the terrible disaster of January 25 of
!: this year. when the 1856 miners lost
their lives by an explosion.
The 21st annual convention of the
= Supreme Commandery of Ancient and
IllustriOus Order of the knights of NAL
ia. began in Washington D. c.. Tues
L day. Several hundred delegates were
& in attendance.
n Harry Glass. six years old. the sew
y enth victim of the tenement house fire
II in the Williamsburg section of Brook
y Ign. died. Tuesday. He is the third OF
g one family to perish from burns re-
;. ceived in Mondays fire. Eleven others
r are dangerously injured and some OF
l. them may not recover.
; The New England intercollegiate
}: Golf tournament will open on the
Springfield Country Club course al
Springfield. Mass, Wednesday after.
noon. A meeting was held here. to-
r, night of the colleges represented and as
!, a result of the drawings Amherst will
" play Brown; Williams will play M. I
T., and Dartmouth drew a bye. Bow.
doin will not be represented by team
but will have man in the individual