Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-12-23
Earthquake Shocks Felt
in Panama.
Hay Memorial Chapel Burned
in Simsbury, Conn.
Strike of Vermont Granite Cutters
Ended.

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called, were given to a iury in tho
United States court, m Boston. Wed.
nesday. The defendants are Samuel
Grunberg and Charles A. Baitler of the
Glasgow Manufacturing CO.. and John
w. Traftcn and James A. Shedd. former
examiners at the appraisers stores in
this city, and it is charged that they
conspired to fraudulertly undervalue
goods imported from abroad. chiefly
laces from Switzerland. The trial was
The longest ever held in a federal court
IN this city. In his charge to the jury
Judge Francis c. Lowell pointed out
that II overt acts of conspiracy to de d.
fraud the government were contained
in the Indictment.
The annual dinner Of the New Eng
land Society of Brooklyn was held in
the Pouch mansion in Brooklyn. We'd
nesday night. and Governor Odell,
Lieut.. Gov. Woodruff and United States
senator Depew were in attendance.
Elijah r. Kennedy, president Of the
society was toastmaster. About 200
persons were present.
Application was made, in New York.
Wednesday. by small creditors REIN
forced by Edward Hawley and Frank
H. Ray. to have nearly S? ?O0O. 600 worth
of claims against the Daniel ]. Sully &.
Co. set aside. This would permit Mr..
Sully to pay nearly a hundred cents on
the dollar.
Judge II. Chase, who presided at the
inquest on the death Of Harry B. Mas
ters, who was killed in his office in the
standard Oil Co.'S building in Brockton.
Mass. on November 10. finds that
death was due to 4 shock from an
electric light wire which had become
charged with a death dealing current
through the gross negligence Of the
Edison Electric Light Co.. it's agents or.
its servants" Mr.. Masters was super
intendent for the oil company in South
| eastern Massachusetts.
President Roosevelt has accepted an
| invitation to visit the city of Richmond,
Va. some time during the coming year.
The invitation was extended by a dele
cation representing the city govern
ment of Richmond.
| 1t has been announced that a trade
deal was closed in New York. Wednes-
day. by which the E. NJ. Rush estate of
Pittcburg, Pa. secures three large hotel
properties in New York City, giving in
part payment it's real estate in Pitts
burg valued at s11o0,GcG The aggre-
gate value of the properties involved is
about s5.O0O,000. According to the
statement the Rush estate has had
transferred to it for a consideration of
S+.l50,0O9. the Breton Hail, the Regent
and the Aberdeen. all 13-story hotels of
New York. the combined rental of
which is 100000 per annum.
| The First Unitarian church. Boston,
observed Forefathers' Gay. Wednesday,
and six tablets erected to the memory
of some of the founders. namely; Sir
Henry Vane, Anne Hutchinson. Sir
John Leverett. Simon BraGstreet, Anne
Bradstreet and John EEdicott, were un-
v"iled. Rev. James F.. Elliot, pastor of
the church spoke briefly of the tablets
previously unveiled, of those unveiled
Wednesday.
At dinner given by the bench and
bar Of the city of New York. Wednes-
lay at the WaldorfAstoria. Alton r.
Parker. former chief justice of the
court of appeals and Democratic candi-
date for the presidency in the Novem-
her election. was the guest Of honor.
Justice Morgan ]. O'Brien of the ap-
pellate Lewiston of the supreme court,
was presiding officer. The speakers in
cluded Ex-Governor frank S. Black,
Former Secretary of War Ehhu Root.
William Hornblower and Judge Parker.
The 1OO-ton floating derrick Hercu-
les, which was moored to the side of
the new battleship Connecticut. by the
breaking of five cables, broke adrift in
the navy yard basin in Wallabout bay.
near New York, and crashed into the
stern of the battleship Texas. smashing
several plates and injuring the war
vessel in such a manner that she will
have to go into the dry dock. A fierce
suuall swept over the basin where the
Texas. Illinois. Kentucky, Tacoma and
Minneapolis were moored. The Hercu-
les was securely fastened to the Con-
necticut but the strain caused by the
heavy wind caused the cables
to break and the derrick started
up the bay towards the warships. The
tugs Narkeeta and Pentucket were
hastily despatched to catch the derrick.
and succeeded in making it fast. but
/ not ucIoIc tHC 1SAoS AeANa "NNh Ne~--'
aged.
Mrs. Catherine Shaffer. died at her
home in Union Hill N. j.. Wednesday.
from the shock of receiving word that
her husband had died. Mrs. Shaffer
had been separated from her husband
about three years and child who had
lived with Mrs. Shaffer. was told that
her father was dead. Upon being told
of his death. Mrs. Shaffer became hys-
terical and passed from one CONFUSION
| to another. and died in few minutes.
Shaffer had been i'll with pneumonia
but is recovering.
| Receiver T. l.. Fish of the Farmers
| National Bank Of Vergennes. VT, mas
declared a dividend of 10 per cent.
| Since the bank failed. April IL, 1901, IL
has paid 20 per cent. to depositors. Tne
liabilities included Sio6,900 in deposits
and $4,000 due other banks. The stock
holders were assessed by the receiver
| A dispatch from David. Chir1aui'
Panama, says that about 10 earth
quake shocks were felt there. Wednes-
day. Numerous houses were damaseo,
and the people, who were thrown IN
manic, are now camping in the streets.