Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-28
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Miss Ellen D. Morris. former nationa
treasurer of the w. c. T. u, died a.
Hastings, Neb., Saturday.
Ambassador Reid at London has re-
covered from the cold which developed
| into influenza and confined him to his
cabin for two days during the voyage
from New York.
Madame Lillian sNordica returned tc
the operate stage at New Orleans Sat
urday, joining the San Carlo Opera Co.
of the French Opera house, for the re-
mainder of the season.
An earthquake shock lasting almost
minute was felt at BlueGeld, w. Va
early Saturday. Houses were badly
shaken and people jumped from thei'
beds in fright. No serious damage re-
suited.
Enrique Mosa, the bandit Of the
province of Santiago. Cuba, who fol-
more than two years had terrorlZeo
eastern Cuba and defied the Rural
Guards and who was wanted for varl-
Gus alleged murders. was captured al
Havana Sunday night by the secre,
police.
One man was killed and several pas
| sengers seriously injured Saturday a:
| the result Of a collision between tive
| street cars on the Olean, Rock City 6
Bradford Traction Line, near State
Lire. Pa. station. The wreck occurred
during a snow storm. Harry Manley o.
Bradford was killed.
| \ dispatch from Imperial Heading
| ,,, @l,4 II
river is being repaired, says the tres
tie across the break was finished Sat
urday night and that the dumping ol
rock has begun. 1t is believed thai
sufficien. rock can be placed to close
the break i'll two weeks.
George A. Burnham, Jr., who wa:
convicted of grand larceny from thu
Mutual Reserve Life Insurance Co., O.
| which he was counsel and a vice pres
ident and sentenced to two years i'm
prisonment, was taken to Sing Sins
| Saturday. Before leaving the Tonbs h.
was permitted to see his wife and foul
| other members Of the family.
the decision of the Russian govern
| ment to withdraw it's troops from Man
churia Immediately, instead Of waiting
| until April Is. the date fixed for this
| step in the Russo-Japanese Portsmouth
! treaty, was made at a yelled request
| from the Japanese government. which
apparently foresees trouble in the mat
| ter of the internal administration OF
| certain provinces of China.
A hot water heater in the Intervale
| Club house at Lynn. Mass. exploded
Saturday night, wrecking the building
and destroyed furnishings of much
value. No one injured. though Is mem
bers Of the club who were in rooms or
the second floor were badly frightened
Part OF the flooring of the second story
was torn away by the explosion and
portions of the ceiling fell.
Miss Harriet Beecher Slows. daugh-
ter of the famous writer of that name,
died at Simsbury. Conn, Saturday
night, aged 20 years. Jan. II she suf-
ferd n stroke of paralysis which finally
caused her death. Miss Stowe was a
niece of Mrs. Isabelle Beecher Hooker,
who died in Hartford Friday. A twin
sister Miss Eliza Stowe, and a brother,
Rev. Charles f. Stowe of Bridgewater.
Mass. former pastor of the Congre-
sationai church in Saco, Me-. survive.
The Columbia county court house
located at Hudson, n, Y, was burned
Sunday. The loss is about $500. 900.
The building, which was erected in
300 was a three-story structure of
white marble and in addition to all the
county offices. contained the Office of
Justice Cochrane of the Appellate di-
vision OF the supreme court. Whether
the records of these offices. which were
Kept In safes, were harmed by the fire,
could not be determined. The origin
OF the fire is not known.
according to special dispatch re-
celved at Brussels from Rome, the
ltanan cabinet has decided to introduce
az the next peace peace conference ut
Inc Hague, proposal to fix a max
mum limit on the tonnage of warships
OIL lo,ooO, this being the tonnage of the
ne" oattieship which Italy is about to
lay down. This proposal, according
- this special dispatch, is to be sup
ported by Great Britain and the United
states. the mater having been arranged
between Foreign Minister Tittoni and
the ambassadors at Rome and the tw,
powers in question.
The British schooner Robin. laden
with fish for Lisbon, Portugal. was
by the ice foes off the north
ern coast of Newfoundland Saturday
night. The crew were saved. The
man boat Portia has been Obliged to
aoandon all efforts to reach ports on
the northern seaboard because Of the
ICE pack. Incoming vessels report
lhat the ice masses are heirr dr;rar