Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-12-16
1rssssEszzs5ssi selkaknzdaaRslNsssNh.ssssyx
NEWSE NUGGETS.
Girl of Sixteen Arrested
for Forgery.
New York BrickIayers Unions
Enjoined from Striking.
important News of the Day Condensed
for Busy Readers.


Havana has passed the bill approprl-
ating 100000 for the sanitation of the
streets of Santiago. Cienfeugos, Carde-
mas and MatanZaS. the work to be done
in accordance with the request OF the
United States and the recommends
tions of President Palmer under the
auspices of the general government.
While in attendance, Wednesday.
upon the superior court at Dedham,
Mass, where he was engaged as cOun-
sci in a case on trial, Francis p. Cur
ran, a well-known lawyer of Cams
bridge, suffered an attack of acute in
digestion from which he died before
he could be removed from the court
house. Mr. Curran was prominent in
his profession and had figured in many
important legal contests in this sec
tion of the state.
L. Clark Davis, editor-in- chief of the
Public Ledger, Philadelphia, died at
his home in that city, Wednesday, of
heart disease after an illness of two
months. His age was 20 years. A
widow, Rebecca Harding Davis, a
daughter and two sons, one of the lat
ter being Richard Harding Davis,
prominent as war correspondent and
magazine writer, survive.
The New York Supreme court has
enjoined all the bricklayers unions OF
New York City from striking on Il
building being constructed by the Wolr
Construction Co.
j. f. Wright. alias w. f. Stains. is in
| jail at Manchester, Va, under three in
| dictments, charging him with house,
| breaking and having burglars tools in
| his possession. In Il trunk in his
room was found collection of watch
es, diamonds, earrings, stickpins and
| other jeWelry, worth in the aggregate
| about $1,000. The man is wanted in
| Wheeling, w. Va, and Lynchburg, Va,
| on charges of burglary. He has also
been connected by the Boston police
with a diamond robbery in that city.
The Association of American Port
land Cement Manufacturers at their
second annual meeting at New York.
have voted to advance the mill mini
mum price of Portland Cement in the
spring to 81 per barrel and to further
gradually advance the price during the
year. The association also decided to
send representatives to South America
and South Africa in order to increase
the export business.
The eight bicycle riders who refused
to finish in the six days race in New
York, last week. have been pcnalized
by the National Cycling Association.
In some cases the riders have been
suspended in others suspension or
fine is the alternative.
Postmaster Howard X. Sanderson of
Lynn. Mass, died. Wednesday, after Il
| three-weeks' illness with typhoid fe
YER. Mr.. SandersOn had been Il prOm-
nent figure in Essex county for several
years. He was born at williamsburg.
July 10. 1865. the son Of Rev. and Mrs.
AlonZo Sanderson. He was elected to
the Legislature in 1896 serving two
terms in the House. and two in the
Senate. He was appointed postmaster
in 1900 and his reappointment was.
last week, sent to the Senate for con-
firmation A widow and one son sur
vive.
Mrs. John w. Parker of Dorchester
Mass. ended her life, Wednesday, by
jumping from. an East Boston ferry
boat. She was alive when taken from
the water by the crew of tug boat,
but died before medical aid could reach
her. She was 80 years old, and had
been in i'll health for some time.
Nine. Adelina Patti gave concert
at st. Petersburg, "Wednesday, for the
benefit of the Red Cross Society, under
the auspices of the Grand Duchess
Maria Pavlovna. The concert was a
brilliant success, netting over $37 900.
Seats were sold at fabulous prices.
Emperor Nicholas, members of the i'm
perial family and all the wealth and
rank of the Russian capital were pres
ent. The diplomatic corps was repre-
scented by Spencer Eddy. the American
charge d'affaires.
A sentence for manslaughter of one
day in Jail and fine of SO and costs
was imposed, Wednesday, at Bridge
port, Conn. in the superior court.
criminal side. on Harry Kearns be-
cause of the death of Thomas F'itZpat-
rick. Kearns and Fitzpatrick who were
chums and worked in4he same factory,
had fought several weeks ago to deter
mine which was the better man with
| his fists. 1t appeared in the evidence
that afterWafQ tney SEook naIiuS over
| it and showed no ill feeling. That
night after Fitzpatrick had gone home
he was taken sick and death resulted
from blood clot on the brain due to a
blow from kearnS.
The Bank of Olin, owned by E. E.5
Snyder, at Cedar Rapids, Ia.,. made an
assignment, Wednesday. The liabili-
ties are $155,O00 and the assets SILL
900. The assets inclHde $163,0O0 in
loans. A number Of poor loans is CIV
en- as the cause Of the assignment.
A dispatch from Hibbing, Minn..
states that a lone highwayman held
up the Bank of Chisholm. Wednesday.
and secured $4,000. He forced Cashier
Greiser into the vault at the muzzle Of
| a revolver and locked the door. The
| robber escaped.
The Japanese of Kauai island, one of
the Hawaiian group are drilling pre-
paratory to Teturning to japan for the