Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-29
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.


poison.
Emperor William Friday received in
audience at kicl Theodore William
Richards. professor of chemistry at
Harvard University.
Government receipts Friday: From
internal revenue, $1,792,9fS; customs,
Il. GG1.76l; miscellaneous, $71o,3l9. En-
pcnditurcs, $2,440,001
Fire early Friday destroyed the Chal-
ifuuX building at Birmingham, Ala. The
loss is estimated at 1000. The origin
Of the fire is unknown.
A receiver has been appointed for the
Marquette Life Insurance Co. of Chi
cage. The company has outstanding
insurance amounting to more than
81, 900, coo.
The jury at Findlay, Ohio, in the case
Of the state Of Ohio against the Stand
ard oil Company, charged with violat-
ing tho antitrust laws, Friday report
ed disagreement and was discharged.
Count Peter Heytlen is dead at Mos
COW. lie was Il member of the first
Russian Parliament, and for a num-
Der of years had been enc of the lead
ers Of tie Moderate Liberal element in
Russia.
Tho Chautauqua Assembly opened at
Chaurau.ua, y. y, for its 9th annual
session Thursday evening. John II.
Vincent one of the founders of the
institution, presided. The season lasts
until Sept. l.
The British Chamber of Commerce
at Paris Friday gave q luncheon in
honor of Sir Wilfred Iaurier, the Ca
madam premier and his colleagues, w.
5. Fielding. the minister of finance, and
l.. i. BrOdcur, the minister of marine.
President Roosevelt Friday enter
tanned at luncheon at Oyster Bay Sir
Jorn Harrington, British minister to
ibrs;inia ana Michael Bannin of New
York MIR. Bapnin recently was APP
pointed 10 the board of Indian commits
sioners.
The New York New Haven & Hart
ford Railroad has increased the pay of
its New Haven baggage handlers.
Platform men get an increase of from
$115 to So a day and the inside men
an increase of 10 per cent. from s. to
500 a day.
Services over the body of Daniel Lcet
oliver, the young Yale student who
was killed i'll an automobile accident
in New Haven, Conn, last Wednesday,
were held Friday at the home of his
mother, Mrs. James b. Oliver, at
Shields. Pa. Many Yale students were
present.
Adviccs have been received at Mexico
City That in the Congress of Guatemala
on June 6, two candidates were named
for the presidency of the republic in
ease DC the retirement of Cabrera. The
candidates are General Mariana Ses-
%ano and Juan Barros, minister of for
oign relations.
Tic pennsylvania Capitol Investiga-
ton Compassion completed the taking
Of testimony Friday with the exam
nation of Former Governor Stone of
Pittshurg, prcsident7Eof the Capitol
Euilding Commission by which the
contract was let to Payne & Co, for
| the construction Of the Capitol.
Justice Brown banded down his de-
cison Friday at buffalo. =. T., on
motion to dismiss certain indictments
| against the officers of the defuhct Ger
| man Bank. Justice EroWn dismissed
all of the indictments\ EXCEPT those
against Arthur 3. Appleyard and Eu-
gcEc A. Gcorgcr, charging grand lar
ccny.
| Tho attorneys for the Standard IN
| 60 Friday at Chicago appcI'cd 10 the
| United States court for the Withdrawn
Of htc subpoena against john ~ ROCK
| cfcllcr. Judge Lands refused {" with
draw the subpoena although couilSrl
| urged that Mr.. T;nckcfcller was an "lh
man and was not in possession OF me
| information regarding the fillanclai
condition of the Standard Oil 60. de-
i sircd by the court.
| Indictments charging conspiracy ana
/ forgery against George r. ScruGhain,
| manager Of the International Policy
| holders Committee, and Charles. ~
| Stirrup. an rmrloye of the committee
were returned Friday by the New York
| grand jury. An Indictment for conspir-
acv also was found against Charles
| Darlington, another cmployc of The
jcomnttcC. The charges upon which
| fhe indictments were based grew out
| Of the recent election Of trustees Of The
| New York Lii" Insurance Co.
| After IN interval Of Il few years tho
| New England Chautauqua Assembly
viii rc~um" its midsummer meetings
lat South birmingham, Mass, this
| year, from July l6 t" y. The prciim-
| mary program Includes many prom-
mont speakers, Rev. L. T. Townsend Of
| Boston University, Mrs. Katherine H.
| Stevenson, president of the Massachu
sets w. c. Il. o.; Rev. Allan Hudson
former chaplain of the Ancient apJ
Honorable Artillery; Rev. Franhin
Hamilton, chancellor of the American
University, Washington; and Rev. A.
f. Dunning. editor Of the Congrcga-
tionalist, being among the number.
Coroner calhoun has made his re-
port n the r. lroad wreck which o.
currcd Sunday night at Hartford, Ct,
| III which nine lives we're lost. The re-
port states that the collision of the two
| trains was the result Of "wilfu DISC
Incidence of special, careful and precise
| orders en- the part of Engineer Wilson
and Conductor Maroney and that such