Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-23
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Government receipts. Wednesday: From
internal revenue. 1865. 6lO; customs. sl,297-
SIS; miscellaneous, s3SiA. Expenditures,
81. $4,000.
The government of Ecuador has accept
ed an invitation of Emperor Nicholas to
take part in the second peace conference
at The Hague.
The civil marriage of the daughter Of
Gen. Brugere, commander of the French
army. to Judge Mauranges was celcbrat
ed. Wednesday, at Paris.
The Standard Oil Co. Wednesday. ad
vanced the price of ragland crude oil six
cents per barrel. making the price 81
| cents. Other grades were unchanged.
While cleaning a gun. Wednesday. pre-
paratory to going on u hunting eXpedi-
ton. Marshall Field, Jr.. son of Marshall
Field, the well-known dry goods merchant
of Chicago, accidentally shot himself. He
was taken to a hospital and will I'M
doubtedly die.
An ammonia pipe at the plant of the
Houston Packing Co. near Houston, Tex,
exploded. Wednesday. Steve Johnson, col
ored, was instantly killed. and seven 9th
err wOrkmen were injured. some of them
fatally The explosion was caused by
| leak in the pipe.
Mary G. Mccarthy, Wednesday, knelt
and prayed on the tracks of the Elevated
Railroad ut New York while the train in
| front of which she had leaped with the
| purpose of ending her life bore down
upon her too close to be stopped by its
crew. She was killed almost instantly.
Investigation into the death of Peter
| Durand. an aged inmate OF the state In
sane asylum at Waterbury. VT, who died
| the first of November was brought to Il
| close Wednesday. and the report of the
board of supervisors who have been con-
Quoting the hearing will be made, it is
| expected, within a few weeks.
| Joseph ]. Cahill. formerly Il member OF
| the assembly from the Sd Assembly dis
| trict of Brooklyn and a lieutenant Of
Vnr in In, 1ay .,f f1,.,t
| district, was arrested, Wednesday, charg-
ed with fraud in registration for the last
| election and held in $4,000 bail for trial
! Bail was given by James Kane.
| At the meeting of the Massachusetts
executive council, Wednesday. Gov. Doug
las renominated John w. Delano of Ma
| rion, as member of the state board of
fisheries and game Mr.; Delan9 wa;
| The term Of office is five years Alfred
! s. Pinkerton of Worcester. was r"Eomi-
| mated trustee of the school ard hosnitl II
| for cripples and deformed children.
| Frank Kelley. a blucjacket who was
serving an aggregate sentence Of eight
| years in the prison at the Charleston navy
| yard for various naval miStlcmcanors, CS-
1 capped, Wednesday, not only from til"
prison but from the confines of the yard
! The fact of the escape was not known -
! the prison guard until half an hour later.
| Tine manner of the escape is mystery
| hut it is supposed Kelley got away bN
| crossing the harbor.
A number of Italians who were landed
! at St John, n. B.. by Allan Line officials
| to assist ir the unloading of the cargo
! of the Partisan, refused, Wednesday, to
! do so. They claimed that they did NOT
| know that the long3hOrenIen there wcrc
| or. strike wher they agreed to work. The
| Italians have asked that they be convey
! ed back to Montreal. The lonssh0remcn
| continue to hold out for their demand for
a wage rate of 80 cents an hour.
| Miss Helen McGregor. the leading lady
| in the company which is PLAYING AS Y"
Sow at a Boston theatre, who refused u
remain in the Massachusetts Homeopath-
ic hospital after she mad been operated
upop for deafness, died. Wednesday af-
ternoon. at the hospital after an enforced
return to that institution. Miss McGrt g
or reioired her company, Monday. insist
ing that she was well enough to resume
her work Her condition afterwards be
came aggravated and it was necessary to
return her to the hospital.
The National Association of Collegiate
Alumnae at the invitation of the South
ern Association of College women began
its sessions at Atlanta, Ga. " ednesdaS
night. with addresses of welcome ny
Gov. Terrell and others. Inc executive
committee of the association held ses-
sion during the day and the AFTERNOON
was devoted to social entertainment
Among those who have arrived are Mrs
Eva Ferry Moore. president OF the asSo-
citation ana Miss Caroline Hazard. pres
idcnt of Wellesley College.