Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-07-26
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

While attempting to ford the Yama ska
river In a buggy near st. Louis De Bon
secours, Is miles from Sorel. Que. I. Fer
ron. Mrs. Bernier, her baby. and Mrs
F. Bourget were all drowned. The bug
" was caught in swift current and over
turned.
Two employees Of the Crystal Ice Co.
have been summoned to appear before
the court at Newton. Mass, Friday to
answer charges OF selling ice under
weight. The names Of those summoned
have not been disclosed by the police. 1t
is understood that further proceedings
along the same line are In prospect.
President FallierIes returned to the
Elyree palace at Paris Wednesday from
Rambouillet and received Major Drey
rus. who was accompanied by Joseph
-. Reinach. one OF his staunchest support
ers The reception was n mail cd Compl-
ment to the rcinstatcd officer. The latter
Is starting for Switzerland on a two
months leave of absence.
a: A clcudburst, accompanied Ivy light
n!nE Wednesday destroyed the church
Of Les Chavannes, about D. miles from
Chambery, France. The church bells
were melted into a solid mass, a. number
Of persons were injured and an cnor-
nous amosnt of damage was caused
along the France Italian border. Rail-
way traffic by way of Mount Cents is in
corrupted.
Detectives said to be representing the
law firm of Black. Olcutt. Gruber !;
Bonynge of New York were at Middle
town. N. Y. Wednesday making an effort
to locate Herbert Francis. an English
Chauffeur who was employed for more
than a year by Harry X. Thaw. who
killed Stanford White. Francis lett Mid
d,etown n few weeks ago and is now be-
flieved to lie Mt Pomfret. ct. Thaw's
mother, Il Is claimed. hopes to prove by
Francis that Thaw acted irrationally on
various occasions while the chauffeur
was in his company
W. T. Foster, general auditor OF the
American Sugar Refining Co. was
wednesday at New York taken before
Judge TIough I'm the United States dis
trict court on complaint of the federal
grand jury which charged that Foster
had declined to produce certain books
and documents before the grand jury.
The court gave Mr. Foster until Thurs
uay TO comply with the grand jury's re-
oucst. 1t is understood that the grand
5ury is investigating q number OF West
srn trunk lines suspected Of having
GRANTED rebates to the sugar trust.
Resuming dts special sitting Wednes-
day the Suffolk county grand jury at Bos-
ton took UP the investigation of the
charges made in connection with the
work upon Boston's Fenway with special
reference to the disposition of funds. The
frst witness was Edgar w. Dorr, the
civil engineer employed by the city. ST.
mon Donovan, who was a contractor for
some Of the work on sewers in the Fen
way, was summoned in conference by
District Attorney John B. Moran and af-
ter a conference awaited a call from the
grand inry in connection with the Fen
way inquiry.
Two arrests which are said by the no
Nee to clear up complaints of systematic
,thieyery in the wool ware houses Of
Louis Foss & Co., $40 Atlantic avenue.
Rostop. for the past six months. and by
which the firm has lost stock valued at
about $4,000 were made Wednesday by
ynsnectors O'Maliey. Cronan and Conway.
chen Thomas OMalley and Michael +.
wing of South Boston were taken to 20
nee headquarters charged with the lar
..rv Of two bales OF Merino wool. valued
~ s1soo. King told Chief Inspector watts
,s,,at they had been taking the Wool Tor
-. time: that O'Malley originated the
..rheme. and that King was induced TO
n.corre a marty to it o'Mslley has been
I. trusted employe OF the Foss concern
vor IL years.