Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-28
BITS BY WIRE.
One Woman Killed and
Three Injured by Auto
Two Men Attempt to Steal
$4,000 at Sub Treasury.
Interesting Items Cleaned From
North, East, South and West.

If is reported that Sergeant Baker, in /
charge 81 the distribution of rations to |
the Tt. In.iian, IN the Cheyenne river |
reservation. has been killed by the In
dians. The troops at Frrt Meade, near
Strrcin. :. d.. are waiting orders TO
move.
\ dispatch from Rome says the Pope |
has sent supplies of money To the |
clergy of Calabria. Italy, fer the rrilef |
of their parishionerS who are suffering |
on account of the recent earthquake. |
He has also ordered that the churches
be kept open day and night for the use
of the homeless In addition to the
funds sent by the Pontift. the govern
mcnt has forwarded $40. 00O to the Gala
brian authorities for use in the relief
work.
A large automobile ran wild III
Bridgeport, Conn. Friday night Silk
ing and instantly killing Mrs. Ann
Leahy who was crossing the street With
her husband The chauffeur had no
control over the car and after striking
Mrs. Leahy it dashed along for about
.oD feet plunged over an embaikmei'
and pinned its occupants beneath IT,
Three ladies' were badly injured. while
! the fourth occupant. Thomas Tierney,
escaped INJURY. The chauffeur WA
rendered unconscious. When he came
to he was arrested ami taken L" the
Stratford lookup.
1t is understood that the alarming
| report circulated earlier IN the month
regarding the health of King Alfonso i;
t,, ~ val IL
| cognito to London. To consult Il special
! is;t in tuberculosis from which discuss
| his father died The Kings open air
| life HIS thus far checked his hereditary
| tendency to the disease.
| 4 meeting of President Roosevelt :
! cabinet took place Friday. the first
| since the carly part of June. Those
present were Secretary Root. Postnnas-
| ter General Meyer, secretary of the In
| terror Garfield. Secretary of tn" Navy
| Metcalf and Secretary Of Agriculture
| Wilson Naval matters occupied the
attention of the cabinet during the
| greater part of the meeting. another
matter considered being the recon-
;nendation of the Isthmus Canal Com
| mission looking to the widening OF the
locks of the Panama canal.
A bill in equity was flied Friday in
the superior court ut Greenfield. Mass.
in behalf of James Robinson, an aged
man, by his next friend Thomas White
against Miss Fanny ]. Ccnaty of Taun-
ton. The bill alleges among o!hcl
things that Miss Conaty by pretending
that she loved Mr. Robinson and would
become his wife obtained from hin
!
!; Robinson is s. Miss Ccnaty is -. i
is, alleged that Ny Robinson on account
, of his advanced age is of unsound min'
and incapable of managing his own af
fairs
. The recent report that Charles W
Morse was planning radical change!
, in the mana cement of the Constituent
steamship companies comprising the
Consolidated Steamship Lines. wa
confirmed Friday when the directors %
= the different companies met in EcV
; York and made various changes il
their management. The effect of thc5'
changes was the practical restoration
Of the active management of Scvera
of tn" subsidiary companies to th,l
former owners and managers.
> Nine children and Patrick Moran.
soldier. injured Friday Il
Columbus. Ohio when street ca
struck IA wagon from the United Stat"
! army post carrying children frol
school to their homes on the govern
ment reservation.
! The dismissal Friday by Judg" Kohl
j sat in the United States circuit cour'
at Chicago of patent case. on IN
Q ground that it lacked equity. is SAL
= ! to put an end to a monopoly which la
existed for about l. ycarS-th" 80
called Mica trust. Mica is used extcn
: sively for insulating purposes in 'l"c
n trio motors and dynamos
G The general JnivcrsaIist convention
: was formally opened at PhiladcIph.
:. Friday night with a cVmmunio
:. service in the Church of tn" Rcstora
: ton. Rev. John tlarrirc Lee. u. "
| and Rcv. Edwin e. SWt.tscr -. -
I" conducted service. and Rev. J. IIarr
! Holden of Massachusetts preached IN
t sermon in which he explained VIVA
i the Communion Is ana What 1t ]
o For"
The report Of til" board of inquiry i
the case Of tn" grounding Of III
| ptlt''Snlp NcnIlckN on i-3inberf rom
; Hampton Roads. VAS received at T.,
: navy department Friday II fully cx
y onera;es from hlam" capt. Parry. tn
y commander. VIII" was on tn" bridge u
: the time tn" vessel ran ashore. II
shown that til" accident MA, IN. - III
u crowded condition nf the rpndstnau
on application of !Tartrih;y" an
: Peabody. counsel for Harry ThaN
:. Chief Judge ODwyrr of the New YnI
:, city court Friday ordered til" opcnin
= of the default in the action brought ID
:. DR. Chlrl"' l.. Dana to recover $50
for professional services rendered t