Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-10
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

in a statement given out Saturday at
Baltimore, Atty. Gen. Charles ]. Bona
parte announced that he was not candi-
date and would not be in the fight for the
United States senatorship or any other
Office.
Fred Churchill, aged So. recently a
bartender in Manchester. \. H., for
proprietor of hotel in Pittsfield, and
shoe worker in the factories of
Brcckton and Lynn, Mass, committed
suicide Saturday at Manchester.
Directors Of the Alexander Gibson
hallway and Manufacturing Co, Lin
tied, Of Marysvillc across the st. John
river from Fredericton. y. T., confirm
q report that negotiations for the pur-
chase of the company's cotton mill at
Marysville by the Canadian Cotton
Mills Co. Of Montreal, are in progress.
Charged with having shot and killed
Lee Reynolds. white man. Lee Fox, n
negro, was lynchcd by a mob of about 80
men near InGianola, Miss, late Sunday
Reynolds was shot as he was leaving a
hall where Fox had lost considerable
money at Il gaming table. Fox was cap
tured in the woods in the vicinity of the
killing and after confessing to having
killed Reynolds was hanged to a nearby
tree.
James Kirrain. aged H. caddy at
the Brooklne Country Club golf links,
while illustrating some shots which he
had seen made by players on the links,
accidentally struck another caddy. Will
liam Strain. aged Il, in the head with
I -. aI,,h l. I
though the mishap was thought to he
accidental, the police decided to bring
q charge Of manslaughter against
young Kirrain. Later he was released
on bail.
The New York Tribune Sunday said:
Wien the merger of the Boston &, Maine
with the New York, New Haven & Hart
ford has been completed, Lucius Tuttle
now president of the Boston & Maine
will retire and will be succeeded by
Charles :. Mellen, president of the New
Haven road. This information was re-
ceived by the Tribune from sources close
to the New Haven and to the Boston <;
Maine arrangements. Mr.. NIellen at one
time was II subol dinate of Mr.. futile ir
the RostOn & Maine"
Mayor John Fitzgerald Of Boston, ac-
c0npaniCd by Mayor Wardwell Of
Cambridge, City Engineer VIM. Jack
son. Water Commissioner VIM. j.
Wclch. Penal Commissioner. John r.
Martin and W. j. Sullivan of the pau
per institutions Of Boston, left Sunday
for Chicago. The two mayors are Ia
inspect the bronzes being constructed
for the West Boston bridge. while the
other officials will also visit Cleveland
and Minneapolis in the interests Of
their departments. The party will re
turn Friday.
The Texas Central Railroad has Civ
en- notice to the state railroad commits
Sionors that it has bought its own
sleeping cars, to be delivered on July
|. and has applied for authority to
adopt a rate Of $3.50 for lower and 81
for upper berths between Waco and
Rotan. 26S miles. The railroad commits
sion is gratified and the rates applied
for undoubtedly will be approved at the
hearing to reduce the sleeping car rates
Other Texas railroads asserted that
they could not obtain sleeping cars, and
went into the federal courts. Joined by
the Pullman Co. and prevented the
commission from enforcing the rates
now adopted by the Texas Central.
After several postponements. the sub
marine boat Octopus succeeded in MAX
ing her submergence test Saturday and
it was successful in every respect. She
went down four and one-half miles east
by north of Boston light in 215 feet of
water to a depth of 207 feet at SIS, and
remained submerged until So. In addi-
ton to her usual ballast she took on n
ton and a half of water. The Octopus
vas lowered into the depths of the sea
by means of a huge derrick. and this part
of the work was accomplished without n
hitch. When she arose to the surface
it was found that she was entirely intact
anG had not taken in a drop Of water
She went back to Quincy under her own
power and docke1 at the Fore River ship
yards.