Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-11

OSitfon That the state OF ONO SET aSlue
fund to be devoted to paying parents
in poor circumstances who are now conf
PEELED to let their young children work
in factories, to enable them to take the
children from the factories and put them
in school.
Claims aggregating s1.789.611 were
Saturday filed in the probate court at
Chicago against the estate Of the late
Charles T. Yerkes. Three claims make
up the total amount, the claimants be-
ing Speyer Bros, London, Eng, 632,69?;
Speyer & Co, New York, $685., 1903: In
foreground Electric Co.. London, $3.50.
669. The claims are the outgrowth of
the traction operations Of Mr.. Yerkes
in London.
Miss Mary Mccarthy, % years Of age.
died at her home at Andover, Mass. Sum
day, as the result of burns sustained
Saturday night. Her father heard her
screams and goirg to her room found
the unfortunate young woman. who had
been in i'll health for some time, in
flames. 1t is supposed she got out Of
bed and accidentally overturned lamp.
setting fire to her night clothes. In an
effort to extinguish the flames her father
was seriously burned.
After terrible battle with the ele-
ments, the Norwegian steamer Ran,
Capt Hansen. from Rotterdam, Feb. 5,
for Delaware Break water and at Hall
fax Saturday night with every blade
save one stripped from her propeller
For more than a week the big steamer
has been buffeted about by wind and
sea. and when she dropped anchor in
tho llarbor of Halifax il was n relief to
her commander and crew, who since
the steamer became disabled have
spent many anxious moments.
Bullncr Tobson Of Belfast, Ireland, ex-
piaired the so-called "Sinn Fcin" move
mem to p gathering of 1000 men and wo-
men OF Irish birth or parentage in Fam
Gull hall, Boston. Sunday evening. Mr..
HoEson said that the movement was
purely national in its spirit and proposes
to use resistance of a passive kind to ev-
erythinG English in ireland. 1t also pro-
poses to rehablitate Irish industries. re
iuvenate the Irish language and euuca-
ton. restore Irish commerce and levy n
tax on British ships. Mayor Fitzgerald
presided at the meeting.
Mrs. s. Burgess of ST. Louis won the
woman's chess championship of the
United States Saturday by defeating Mrs.
c. P. Frey Of Newark. n. j.. in the sixth
gamc of series at New York. Mrs.
Burgess score for the series was Az
points TO Mrs. Frey's IL. A souvenir
chess beard in gold and enamel was pre-
scented to Mrs. Burgess. 1t was reported
that Mrs. Lynn of Chicago will now chal-
lrnSe Mrs. Burgess. Mrs. Burgess said
she would be prepared to accept any
challenge next fall. but the games would
have to be played in st. Louis.
The extensive wood pulp and tissue
paper plant of Fillmore 6 Slade at Bon
nington Falls. VT. was burned Satur-
day. and the machinery. engine, etc,
were destroyed. The firm was en-
ploying night and day shifts of 80 en-
rloyes, who are now thrown OF of WORK.
The origin of the fire is unknown. The
total loss VIII he about $4,000, on
which there is not much insurance.
There was about $500 worth of manu-
factured paner stored in the mill and
several hundred cords of pulp wood in
the yard adjoining. All was burned.
While revival services were in pro-
gress in the Auditorium at Aberdeen. s.
d., Sunday night. fire started under a
platform on which 800 members of the
choir and several preachers were sit
ting. The place was packed by 1000 per-
sons. When smoke was noticed, several
walked out and Rev. r. D. johnson,
leader OF the revival, at once began
singing. The choir took up the refrain
ana the preachers went among the con-
gregation advising all to leave quietly.
Some CT the more eXcitable made their
exit through windows and in 10 min
utes the immense hall was empty.
Mrs. Mary L. Joy of Manchester, n.
h. mas brought suit in the sum of
Soooo against William White. a West
Side saloon keeper, for the alleged sale
OF llqor to her husband. Harrison JOY.
whlie under the influence of liquor May
"a, 1906. at which time she claims she
was assaulted by the bartender Mrs.
JOY alleges that her husband became
engaged IN dispute or scuffle with the
bartender. IN which he was thrown
oo"r. kicked and ill-treated. and THAI
Two OF his ribs were broken. His iniur-
les. she declares, incapacitated him to
the extent that he could not provide
for her support.
Foster L. Backus. formerly district
attorney of Kings county and a crimi-
nal lawyer of note. died Sunday at New
York. Mr.. Backus had been suffering
from nervous breakdown brought on by
rheumatism. He was counsel for Flor
ence Burns. who was arrested in 1902
charged with having shot and killed
Walter Brooks. He was also associate
counsel for John Y. Mckane. who was
arrested in connection with election
frauds at Coney Island and defended
the police sergeants of Manhattan at
the time of the East Side riots. Mr.
Backus was born in Russell. n. Y in