Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-05
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

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L. +. Moody OF Franklin, N. H.. who
was found in the Hotel Savoy at Haver-
| hill Thursday morning unconscious from
the effects of gas escaping from nm open
jet in the room, died at the Hale hospital
Saturday.
Walter Wellman sailed from Havre
Saturday on La Lorraine. His polar diri-
sfble balloon will be completed Id Nan
after which the expedition Will proceed -
spitzbergen for trial trips preparatory 20
| departing for the pole.
The cable steamer Nina, ridaich arrived
at Halifax N. s., Sunday from Q cable
repairing trip. passed in l6aaeude all
longitude GEO. the Gloucester schooner
Arbitrator. Capt. Silver, which asked to
De reported all well. The catch was poor
owing to bad weather.
Kansas will drop its custer proceedings
against the Standard On Co. which have
been pending in the supreme court for .
year. Attorney General Coleman win
move the dismissal Of the suit when the
supreme court convenses for its March
sitting at Topeka Monday. -.@,
| Learning that plans for a revolutionary
movement were in progress, the govern
ment has raided the opposition clubs at
Montevidco, Uruguay arrested the plot
tiers and instituted censorship on tele.
graphic dispatches. Order is being MAIN
tanned throughout the country.
| President Castro of Venezuela has re-
leased Gen. Ramon Guerra and several
other political prisoners. Gen. Guerra.
who was formerly minister OF war. was
inv l,x,D
vember. 1901, because of his alleged par
ticipation in a conspiracy against Cas-.
tro.
The general office building Of the Sea.
board Air Line Railway at Portsmouth.
Va, was entirely destroyed, except the
walls. by fire which started at $40 A.
NJ. Sunday. and while the monetary loss
was cnly approximately $4,000. many val
l,ahle records and official papers OF the
road were destroyed.
1t is declared in official quarters at Con-
stan;inoplc that orders have been sent
to Beirut. Syria, to refund the customs
duties paid under protest on consIenments
OF educational materials destined. for the
American schools there, and in future to
admit such consignments duty free, but
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been sent to Mr.. Leishman, the America,
minister at Constantinople.
President Rowe OF the First National
Bank of Cincinnati, O., whose cashier dis.
regarded a subpoena Of the Drake inyes-
tigating committee and is to be called
before that committee to answer for tho
action, said Saturday the power of the
Senate would be tested in the courts, Ho
said: I'VE doubt whether this commit
tee has the legal right to force the banks
to disclose business transactions, and ~
will carry the matter to the Uniteul
States supreme court"
Over 100000 acres of fine pasture land
III me western part of the Panhandle and
just east of Portales. N. M. haye been
burned over in prairis fire that has been
sweeping east and south for two days
and is still beyond control, with a head
ID miles wide, under a stifY wind. Up.
White of the Yellow Horse ranch and L.
f. Douthit, one of the biggest stock rails
ers in the Southwest state that the loss
is already S,O00OOO. Probably dozen big
ranches have been robbed Of their feed.
Local option and high license were the
themes in practically all the churches in
Trenton, N. j., Sunday. In the Method.
ist and Baptist churches local option was
advocated, while in the Catholic and
Episcopal and most of the Presbyterian
churches the high license bills now before
the Legislature and generally character.
lied as the bishops bills were supported
On Tuesday after the morning session Of
the Senate there will be a hearing on
the bishops bills and big attendance
from all parts of the state is expected.
Premier Smythe at the public meeting
Saturday at Pierermaitzburg Natal, de-
nounced Ethiopianism Cor Africa for the
Africans) as the primary cause Of the
present disaffection of the natives. The
premier declared that the preaching OF
the Ethiopian leaders was calculated to
destroy European rule and he appealed
for the public support to make a clean
sweep of the present disaffectlon. even
though bloodshed must follow. A cler-
gyman who was among the speakers said
$50 natives. including 20 Natalians had,re-
Gently been sent to negro colleges in
America.
Government officials at Chicago claim
to have in their possession notes aRere-
eating hundreds Of thousands OF dollars
In value which were secured by clerks
in the employ Of the Chicago National
Bank, Of which John r. Walsh was pres
ident. All Of these notes are OF a mem.
orandum character. signed by one man,
but with the name Of another. This ia
legal under some circumstances. accord.
ing to Bank Examiner Curry. He admit
ted that some of these notes were found
by him in his examination Of the books
OF the bank. United States Commissioner
Foote Saturday issued subpoenas 3 N con.
nection with the arrest Of John r. walsh
for four former employees of the Chicago
Nationai Bank. for Bank Examiner Cur
ry. and for an accountant who has been
over the books Of the bank, since It was
closed by the comptroller.
Samuel A. Burleigh, who has been
superintendent Of the Rumford ana
Mexico schools FOR three, xyoa, - ..-s.A.