Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-12-05
WIRE GlEANINGS.
A Summary Of Some Of the Most I'm
portant Events of the Day.

Burglars, who reached the place in
an automobile early Tuesday. blew the
safe in the postoffice at Garden CITY. l..
l.. ard secured $1,000 in cash and
stamps. A village Waterman, who ir-
terrupted their work, was also robbed
and locked up in the building, the keys
to which he carried.
The annual meeting of the American
Red Cross was held Tuesday at Wash
irgtOn. The general meeting was pre-
coded by meeting OF the committee
presided over by General George w.
Davis at which were received and APP
proved the recommendations of the
executive committee through Miss Ma
bel L. Boardman and the report OF the
treasurers and other officers of the
association. The delegates represent
ing the general association numbering
about 60 then convened to receive the
report Of the committee.
| Frank Wayland Palmer, formerly
public printer. died Of pneumonia
Tuesday at Chicago. aged 50 years
Mr.. Palmer served as government
printer under several administrations
He also was postmaster of Chicago. Mr..
|
Chicago Inter-Ocean for three years
prior To 1876, when he became post,nas-
| ter.
The bodies of Mrs. Casteel, her daugh-
ters, aged "A, her son, aged Is, and
man named Montgomery, aged 80, fore
man OF the ranch, We're found in the
burned ruins of their home near Mac
Leay, Orc, Monday. They probably
had been killed by robbers.
The hearing in the dissolution suit
brought by the government against the
Standard Oil Co. was adjourned Tues
day at New York until Jan 6, in order
that counsel for each side might agree
on the admission of testimony taken in
order proceedings against the oil COM
pany.
Fire was discovered in the engine
room Of the steamer I. B. Hamblin, ly-
ing at the Whitman Fish Cos. wharf at
Canso, n. s., Tuesday night, and in a
few minutes had so enveloped the deck
houses and cabin that it was beyond
control. The top of the steamer was
destroyed and the hull beached to pre-
vent its sinking. The steamer is owned
by the Whitman Fish Co and is used to
NSll iIolIt Ne.llOu9 tOiieCtiliS
lions. She vas built in Providence, r.
l.. in 1891 and is DO tons register aud
| uninsured.
Continuing the contest at the last
session OF the Massachusetts Legisla-
ture. William Is. Lawrence Of MedfOrd
filed with the secretary of state Tues
day . petition seeking to prevent the
Boston q Maine Railroad from being
merged with the New York, New Hav-
eli & Hartford Railroad. The petition
is of sweeping character and il en-
acted and held to be constitutional
would prevent the purchase by the
New Haven Road or any railroad or
street railway and would also compel
that company to dispose of al its
present holdings in such companies.
The home of Otis II. Luke, a wealthy
retired business man of Garrison road,
Broo!line. Mass, was entered by
burglars during the noon hour Tues
day and over $4,000 worth of jewels
stolen.
| An attempt was made Tuesday night
to destroy the four-story Cosgrove
block located on Page street in the
heart of the Providence, r. l., jewelry
district Fortunately the flames were
discovered by the police in season for
prompt work by the fire department to
save the building. On entering the
building the firemen discovered on the
floor signs which they took to be
caused by oil rags. Eight of the gas
| Jets were turned on in order. the police
believe, that an explosion might result.
| Scattered around in various parts of
the third floor were four carbOyS of
| vitrOl and nitric acid. There is no
clue to the person who attempted the
destruction of the building, though the
police are making every effort to trace
the guilty one.
In executive session Tuesday the
! Senate confirmed without reference to
committee, the nomination of former
| United States Senator Blackburn of
Kentucky to be member of the 18TH
mian Canal Commission. The several
hundred other nominations sent to the
Senate by the President were referred
| to various committees.
| A black bear addressed to President
Roosevelt is in the express office at
Birmingham, Ala. en- route to Wash
ington from Mobile. 1t was killed in
South Alabama.
The President Tuesday sent to the
Senate the nomination of Colonel
Charles H. Whipple. assistant pay
master, to be paymaster general of the
army to succeed General Sniffen, who
will retire Jan. 1. The President also
sent to the Senate over 900 recess
nominations, most of which have here
tofcre been published.
A call upon Congress to increase the
protective tariff upon pottery goods inn
ported into this country was made in
tine annual address Of George c.
Thompson, first vice-president, at the
opening meeting of the Goth annual
convention of the United States Pot
| ters' Association Tuesday at Washing
ton. 1t was also declared that the
potters Of the country will shortly be
| compelled to raise the prices upon the
goods.
At a conference held after the adj
journment of the Senate Tuesday the
Democratic Senators elected Senator
| Culberson of Texas, chairman of the
Democratic caucuS This pOSitiOn car