Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-01-23
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

George Jacob Holyoke, the author,
lecturer and advocate of Secularism.
died at Brighton, Eng, Monday. He
was born in 1917.
The presentation by Emperor Will
liam of the Chain and Great Cross OF
the Order of the Red Eagle to Count
White was announced Monday night
at Berlin.
An order for $4,000 was cabled
Monday to John Redmond, NJ. p. i'll
Dublin. by the National officers of the
United Irish League of America, 10
enable the Irish party to fight the re-
naming contest in the general cleo
ton this week.
Charles II. Hathaway, 40 years OF
age, Il building contractor, committed
suicide by cutting his throat at his res
idence at Providence, r. L.. Monday.
Dependency and business rcverscs are
assigned us the cause of the deed. \
widow and one child survive.
The will of William A. Richardson, a
wealthy recluse. who committed sui
eide several months ago by hanging
himself, was allowed Monday in pro
bate court at Worcester by Judge
Forbes after a contest by relatives. The
will leaves the bulk of a fortune esti-
mated at $200,0 coo to Worcester for its
public parks.
Donaldson Liner Concorda. Capt
Back. at st. John. y. b., Monday from
Glasgow. reports James CroaSsin, a
fireman belonging to Glasgow. probably
lost overheard during storm Jan. =.
No one saw him go over the side, but
he was missed and search revealed no
sign of him. The steamer had stormy
voyage. Part of the deckWork was
smashed by seas.
Frank Wheaton and Walter Kay.
both aged about l.. were drowned in
Lily lake at st. John, n. r., Monday.
They were playing on the ice and fell
in an open space left by ice-cutting
operations. The bodies were recovered.
Both boys were sons Of widowed moth
crs. No one who saw them fall in can
be found but some men were attracted
to the spot by their cries but were too
late.
Lila blitics of Sn.222 ana assets of s2l.-
SOC are shown OF tho bankruptcy sched-
ule iiIcd in the United States district
court al Boston Monday by the United
Last Co. of BrOCkton. which was adj
Indicated a bankrupt Jan. II on Il cred
itor's Tctiton. The corporation owes on
unsecured claims $25.50, and on secured
claims $14. 400. The assets are made up
of stock in trade and machinery and
tools.
Reports presented at the annual
meeting Of the Republican Club Of
Massachusetts in Boston Monday
showed the membership to he 1915. the
largest since its organization III 1891.
Officers were elected as follows:
President. Grafton D. Gushing. Boston;
secretary. Charles r. Barnes, Jr..
bingham: treasurer. Arthur l.. Deven-.
Hamilton, and II vice presidents, one
from each congressional district.
There were no additional deaths dur
ing sunday night as a result of the
panic in st. Paul's Baptist church
tcolorcd), at Philadelphia. The total
number of deaths reported today by
the various hospitals is H. The two
score OF injured which were taken to
the hospitals Sunday night have. with
the exception Of four persons returned
to their homes. None Of those hurt is in
q serious condition. the INJURIES consist
ing mainly of Commissions Of the limbs
ard decorations of the head.
The Allan liner Numidian, CAPT.
Main. from St. John, N r., for Liver
pool, arrived at Halifax N s.. Mon
day ana reported having rescued
George Wadlin. aged "a. and Edmund
White. aged rs. who while trawIing on
Browns bank lost their schooner the
Irene and May of Boston. in Il fog and
failing to find her again driftcd about
for "a hours without either food or
water. The men were much exhaust
Cd and bcnumbcd with cold when the
liner sighted them 10 miles off Cape
Sable. The steamer slowed down and
took them aboard. Tho men are being
cared for by the United States consul.
Shizuo Kondo. Il Japanese capitalist,
has arrived at San Francisco from
London on his way to Japan. TIE
Chronicle says that KOndO has secured
S1.0O0,000 paid up capital in England.
which is to be invested in mills and
machinery under the management of
an Anglo-Ja paneSe corporation. After
citing a combination of the steel
ana iron works of Japan. the manufac-
turc of celluloid and silk and other in
dustries will be taken up as the capital
Of the International corporation per-
mits. The intention is to do the ac-
tual manufacturing in that count. )
where it can be done most cheaply 50
that the ratification of the company's
business is likely to be widespread.