Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-11
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STUDENT il":i IL Pa.i'gfu lli'iiary col
lege to study mii.t"ry sci, nee in Franco
Tie first day of the elections of the
specia. electoral bodies which cltct half
OF the Spanish Senate the last week OF
April. resulted generally Sunday in the
success of the official candidates.
Fl. II. s. Shearwaters is loading
stores and provisions at Esquamalt for
trip to South America to protect Brit
iSh interests endangered 10y the war
between Nicaragua and Honduras.
The agitation among the farm la
DorcrS in the Botosani district, Hum
gary threatens to assume large proper
lions. The peasants are aggressive and
ar" rlundering estates and farms.
Mrs. Eunicc P. Blanchard died at the
Salem hospital Sunday from the effect
81 DirnS received while lighting a fire
al her home on Pickering street, Dan
Vers. Sunday She was - years old and
widow.
According to the Argus of Melbourne.
victoria. the negotiations for prcferent-
ial tariff relations between Canada and
Australia have reached an important
stage, Canada having submitted def
mite scheme under which she asks con
cessionS regarding fish. lumber. PAPER
and agricultural implements.
The sealing fleet of % steamers will
sail from: st. Johns. y. F.. ut laybreak
Monday for the north to begin the, an
nudl harvest Of seals OFF the Labrador
coast. On account of the in-shore winds
Y hich have prevailed and which have
packed the ice heavily along the coast
the work of the fleet this season is ex-
= cted to he unusually difficult. The
tl"ct carries 1891 men,
BhsCilio Sperno. chairman Of the
grievance committee of an Italian
branch Of the Operative Plasterers' In
t"rnational Union. who was shot at a
meeting of the New York society. died
Sunday. Nicola Chiodi. secretar,, of
the Italian branch. was held Sunday as
4 witness to the shooting. The police
have been able TO learn but little Of
the affair.
The body Of the man who committed
suicide by shooting at the Stapleton
:. l.. railroad station Saturday night
John Scott of \ortfport, l.. |. Cant
Scott formerly conducted an extensive
StnvedUre business in New York and
retired l. years ago. His estate is val
ned AZ over 100000. a widow survives
He was - years old and recently had
lcen in i'll health.
Bert Curtis. aged - years. was arrested
Sunday at New York charged with hay.
ing stolen jewrl:', valued ut $3.50 during
& call at Mis- LOckwCod'S private board
ing school for girls at Scarsdalc. 1t i
allcSeC that Curtis visited the school last
Thursday and secured permission to Sc
one Of the students. two hours later tn"
theft was reported. The principal and
tho students 1nld- the identification upon
which Curtis was held.
The resignation Of Rev Newell X
Calhoun. a member of the Yale Corpora
ton, as pastor of the First Congregations
al church at Winstcd. Ct was read froro
the Pulpit Sunday by Rev. X. E. Rob, TT +,
If Hartford. who preached for MI. Cal
h"un, the latter being at Arhcrs;. Mas.
inc resignation will take effect Sept /;
when MI. Calhoun will hav" competed
10 years Of service there. No reason j.
known for tire resignation. which camr
as surprise to his congregation.
Michael Bower. 4 well-to-do farmer
ana his 10-year-old daughter Isabel
we're instantly killed on 4 crossing Of
the Erie Railway ut Lacanster, y. y.
Sunday. Bowers 12-ycar-old daughtGl
l,os" died later from her injuries. The
I.ackaW1nna Railroad line was blocked
~ a small wreck early III the day and
4 fast LackaWanna passenger train was
Icing detoured over the Eric. The
Waterman on the crossing did not eX-
pect it and gave no warming to Bowers
as lie drove upon the tracks.
Agents of large Japanese steam
ship company, reported to be the Shn-
sen I\aisha Of Osaka. are trying. it was
said sunday at san Francisco, I, ncgn-
tiate the purchase Of the three liners Of
the Oceanic Steamship Co. the Ven
tura, the Sonoma and the Sierra, which
are now for sale. The Japanese arc
believed to want the Oceanic steamers
for the purpose Of establishing another
trans Pacific line between San Francis
60 and the Orient. which may bn Aft
lated with the Western Pacific Rail-
road.
Hush NJ. Shau9. Il railway postal
clerk. whose ran is between I.o$ tngc-
is and ",l raso, was iuforucd sunday
at san Francisco by nil iSion Suprrin-
icrGent stephens IT The r,ilNrv mail
service that threr days would IL civ
cn him to show tau-" Why 4" SHOULD
not b. :-usUendcd. ShauC was a r~n-
moter q the brotherhood of Eailu@y
Clerks and induced many 81 the men Of