Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-16
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The Laborites of Victoria have re-
iccted the proposed arrangements with
htc Protectionists for common action
in the coming federal elections and
therefore will contest every seat whore
there is a possibility of success.
The Austrian government is negotiat-
ing with Bavaria with a view to stop
ping the tribute Of 100000 florins per
year paid to the little kingdom since
1912. The tribute is an indemnity for
failure, on Austria's part, to perform
certain political acts agreed upon.
Judge Speer issued an order in the
that United States court at Savannah
Saturday directing that Greene and
Gaynor be taken to Macon for safe
keeping pending their transfer to the
renitentiary at Atlanta. They left Sat
urdav night accompanied by a United
States marshal and deputies.
Two sunfioWcr. seeds. which had de-
velOpc1 sprouts. We're removed Sd atur-
day from the ears Of little Grace Bar
rett, daughter of Rev. G. +. Barrett of
Delaware. Ohio. The childs hearing
which had been growing defective. is
restored completely. 1t is supposed she
pushed the seeds into her ears last fall
while al play.
John F. Wallace. formerly chief en-
Ginenr of tho Panama canal. has been
selected as the third arbitrator III the
disputr regarding wages bctwee the
Grand Trunk Railway and its enCi-
nccr~s Mr. Wallace has gone to Mon
treHl where A meeting will he Eeld
WaIlac" Neshit nf Toronto. a railroad
man, ami l.. r. Mnrris7cy "f Cleveland
an official of the brotherhood Of Loco
motive EnsineerS
Mrs. Ethel Realty. daughter Of Mar
shall Field brought suit Saturday at
Chi"aco against he executors nt her
fathers estate, asking that the court
direct them to turn over to her stocks
and bonds valued at SS75 900 which her
ath"r gave her before his death, hut
which were never delivered to her. Tho
suit is of a friendly chara Cter and de-
signed to give the executors legal au-
thorty for the transfer of the seCuri-
ties. Ms. Beatty inherited an aggre-
Gaic Of SG.000000 from her fathers es-
tate. ana the $751;. 900 is in addition to
that amount.
The barge Bouquet, the last of Il
string Of five coal barges in tow uf the
tug Hokendauuua and bound from
Perth Amboy for Providence Sprang a
leak off QuonoCOntauE on the south
erly side of Rhode Island. early Sun
day morning and sank. just before she
went down the two men on board
launched their dory and in spite Of the
fierce southerly gale. managed to land
on the beach. The weather was too
boistCrous To permit the Hokcndauuua
turning back to the assistance of the
sinking barge. as her tow was only 2
miles off the beach and the gale blow
ing directly on shore.
one hundred and nine persons are
known to have been killed and % injur-
cd in the earthquake that was expert
enced ~ the southern part of the is |
land nf Formosa last Saturday, but fur
ther details. il is expected will swell |
the death roll as the shock was more |
severe than that Of March H. The |
town of kagiagain was the principal |
the houses which escapcd de- |
sfructIOn in the former disturbance be- |
Ing now in ruins. Landsides have |
changed the topography Of |
the country The officials are working |
feverishly to relieve the thousands of |
persons left homeless by the earth
quake. Terrible scenes are reported
around kagi and Doko.