Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-08-04
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Tho Educational bill passed its sec
pnd reading in III" British House IF
Lords Friday without Il division.
Danny Mhh"r. the American jockey.
ut the Gondwund. EnG.. races. Friday.
won tire" races. the Nassau stakes. on
Lord Dcrby's Canterbury Pilgrim: the
Gordon stakes. on Lord Derby's Victo-
rious, and the IIolccomb stakes, on +.
y. Rlphaol's "My Petit H."
Two highwaymcn held up and rob-
bed Samuel Boland and Miss Corinnc
Jones. of Dallas. Texas, at a railroad
station near FL Reno. Okla, Friday.
The robbers assaulted the woman.
They were captured after Il pursuit i'll
which. an unidentified was killed.
Earl Grey. whose scheduled visit to
New Foundland was to end Friday
morning, has postponed his departure
from st. Johns two days owing to the
cordiality of his reception and the
many delightful functions which have
been given and are still played in his
honor.
Jeremiah Wilson was killed and
Charles Parrish fatally injured by an
cxplC sion in the North End Coal Cos.
coiliery at Scranton, Pa, Friday. They
hal prepared blast and lighting the
rusn started to retreat to place Of
safety. They ran into blast in an adj
joining chamber.
At an extra meeting of the stock
holders of the Hamburg Bremen Fire
Insurance Co held Friday at Hamburg.
the directors informed the stockholders
thai the total losses Of the company as
= result of the San Francisco disaster
amounted to $i,3640OG. The reserve on
hand amounted to $2.50n,OOO and IT
would therefore be necessary for tn"
stockholders to pay 30 per cent. on the
capital.
Tagged for portland, Orc, three
little girls. the eldest not more than
II wears old. arrived at Boston FRIDAY
unacromDanicd on the cunard Linz
steamer Ivcrnia. from HolsinGfors. tn"
present seat Of serious revolutionary
disturbances. Tn. girls was given over
ia the railroad officials for their long
iourucy across thc continent To their
father. Peter WcslEard. The children
cannot speak English
There was placed on file f'rid"y ~
,br S;lurcmc court of the United states
,t Washington an appel by boin'i r.
Grafton. a United states soldier, CON
yictcd in The Philippines Of h"nIit'"'
and sentenced - - years impriS""-
rIcnt for killing Il native. inc case
comes to the supreme court on WIZ
of error from the supreme court "f tr'
pbi1ir,iue islands. tiraftnn's plea WAS
,bat Mt the time OF the killing, he Was
actfnC in the line of duty.
| Orders were issued Friday at the val
departmcnt at Washington assigning
| Major General A. w. Greedy 70 shs
| command of the Northern DIVISION
| with Headquarters at st. LOUIS 10 'ak'
| effect Sent 16. Lieut.. Gen. Corpil
| nov in command of the division, Out III
| eoes on the retired list Sept. 10. Gehcr
| nj Greedy has been in command OF lh'
| Pacific Division at San Francisco our
| inc the absence of Gen. Macarthur II
| india Gen. Macarthur is ordered l" re
| sun,e his command. Gen. McNrthu
,robably will succeed Gen. CorpilI "a
lieutenant general. and continue L
commend The Pacific division.
\ man who is under arrest III Dan
burv Ct. under the name OF JON
Casey and locked UP on charge oi IN
ttoxication. was believed from aoiiiiS
sions he made. to be Paul Kelly wh
o.d from New York City last Septen
har ,f.er a fatal train wreck on III
Ninth Avenue Elevated Raiiioau' ~ y:
which the coroner found MN po.S'
bic A reward of $500 is ohe.eu III -
Wi. for Kellys apprehension Delee
tive Sergeant Farley ana co'uue :.
Johnson of the wrecked 'rai' go ie.,
FRIDAY night for the purpos. Va 'us'
tifyinr the suspect. When Johnson Sd
the prisoner he said that aitnoush IN u,
resemblance to the missing faui heli
was remarkable he was wv tae 10
for whom, the New York auth"f'''eS al
looking.