Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-04
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.


Florence Cecilia Paget, Marchioness
Of Hastings. died Sunday at Windsor.
Eng. She was the greatest beauty in
the mid-victorian period.
Secretary Taft will go to New York
Feb. 9 to attend the annual class din
ner Of the Yale class Of 1873, which
will be held that evening.
More than a score Of people were
overcome by gas in South Boston Sun
day, due to gas escaping into q tene-
ment through q sewer connection.
Five were in 4 serious condition at
the hospital Sunday night. but Il n
believed that they will recover
An organization unique in the labor
world was formed at Boston Sunday.
I when GO moving picture operators
banded themselves into the union Of
ficially known as Moving Picture OPP
orators Union. 1871. American FEEDER
alton Of Labor"
Chester Thompson. IS years old, on
trial at Tacoma, WASH, for the murder
of Judge George Meade Emery in Seattle
July I, 1906. Sunday was found mot gull
| ty by reason Of insanity" The defend
ant is n nephew OF the late Nauracs
| Thompson. a novelist. and son OF VIII
| II. Thompson, poet
The Richmond, Va, campaign for q
| fund of s200,00O for the erection and
| equipment Of Young Mems Christian
| Association building came to a close
| with p cablegram from Miss Helen
| Gould, who is Tow in Rome, Italy, re-
questing that her name be placed ON
| the subscription list for $25,o00.
Bishop Lawrence, preaching at st.
Paul's church, Boston, Sunday, said
| that lie believed more money had been
given away within the past 60 days for
| charitable organizations than ever be-
| fore in the same period. and that the
| world was in the throes Of one Of the
greatest spiritual and material revolu-
tons in its history.
! A little rag shop on the first floor Of
| a two-story and basement house on
| Cherry street. New York. was burned
out early Sunday and in the fire half
z dozen persons werc scorched. some
perhaps fatally, while others were hurt
by jumping from windows. All the in
jured were asleep in the house when
the fire was discovered by a policeman.
David Peek Rhoades, one Of tho
| founders Of the New York Tribune, and
an associate and friend OF Horace
| Greeley, died at his home in Stratford,
CT, Sunday, aged "a. After leaving the
Tribune, Mr.. Rhoades formed the New
| York News Co. which business he con-
Quoted for a number Of years until he
| sold out to the American News Co. and
| retired.
| Representatives Hill and Marshall
discussed with the President Satur-
| day the amendments that are desired
| to perfect the denatured alcohol bill
| passed at the last session. The Presi-
| dent showed himself in sympathy with
| the demand for some changes In the
present law, and expressed the hope
| that Congress would enact the legisla-
| ton which experience has shown IL
| necessary.
| Later information from the scene OF
| the wreck on the Sea Board Air Line
bridge across the Roanoke river, near
Norline N. c.. Saturday night, Is to
the effect that the bridge did not col
lapse under the weight Of the train,
| but was blocked until after midnight,
| when traffic was resumed. The acci-
| dent was caused by the collision OF q
| double header freight train with q pile
! driver that was working on the bridge.
| In the will of George B. Mutt. who
| died at Pitsburg recently. a bequest IL
made that his entire estate. estimated
! at SCI oC0. is to be spent for toys ana
gifts for the poor children Of Allegheny
county at the death of his wife. By the
; will of Mr. Mutt he provided for the
wife's interest during her life and stat
| Cd that at her death the estate Is to be
held in trust for the purchase OF play
things for poor children, especially for
those in institutions.
| Thomas Bailey Aldrich, the author.
| who has been i'll for several days, un-
derwent a slight operation at the HON.
eopathic hospital at Boston Sunday.
DR.. Horace Packard performed the OPP
Grafton and late Sunday night the pa.
tient was reported as resting very COM
fortably. though it as deemed wise not
! to remove him to his home on Mount
Vernon street until later in the week.
1t is expected that he will have a rapid
convaleScence.
+! Forced to return the gate receipts.
estimated at $4,000. to pay fine Of 500
and to surrender his position il the PEN
atty Felix Robert. manager of the Juar-
ez Plaza Del Toros paid Sunday for
failure to carry out the bull fght no
mad advertised at Ell Paso. Tex. Meth
er the bison which was matched
against a matador nor the bulls would
fight More than 1000 persons had gath
cred 20 see the fight between the bison
and the matador.
Cornelius p. Shea, International pres
ident of the Transfers Union. was CIV
en- an ovation when he appeared at the
meeting of General Tteapsters' Union.
No. 1871, his own local, at Boston SUM-
day night. Nearly 900 members were
damned into Machinists' han to greet
him. President Shea, who was recent
ly tried on the charge Of conspiracy In
Chicago, said he was absolutely conf
dent Of his complete acquittal and adj
ded az he was not guilty he had moth
ing to fear from the evidence Of SELF
confessed criminals.
! The postofice appropriation bill which
ma