Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-31
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

CONDENSED DISPATCHES.
The British proposition before the
Peace conference at The Hague, re-
| garding arbitration, has been so mod-
| fled that it may lead to a general un-
derstanding. 1t. leaves each nation free
| to bind itself to arbitration of the
| cases a list Of which was furnished, to .
that nation and any other country or
countries the signatory nation may
select
The marriage of Miss Lucelle Mar
guerite Hutton, daughter of G. NJ. Hut
ton of Baltimore, and summer resi-
| dent at Newport, r. l., for many years,
| to Harold o. Pritchard of Bristol,
| Eng, took place Thursday in the En-
manuel church, in Newport. Mr. and
Mrs. Pritchard will make their home
| in England.
The last day of the official program
of the Old Home Week and Textile
Carnival at New Bedford. was devoted
to sports of various kinds. In the af-
ternoon the queen was crowned ard
made Il triumphal tour through the
streets.
Charged with breaking into a mail car
on q Providence train and stealing
United States mail pouch, Herbert
Jakeman, also known as James KEEL
lev. was arrested by postoffice inspec-
tors at Boston Thursday. Lakeman was
formerly employed as Il waiter in
restaurant in Middletown and Provi-
dence. His home is in South Boston. He
is 26 years old and according to police
records has served sentences in the
house of correction and state prison for
robbery
Henry Desjardins. "a years of age, un-
married, fell from n boat on the Merri-
mack river at Lawrence, Mass, Thurs
day night and was drowned before as
sistance could reach him. The body was
recovered.
Edwin A. Dibbell. one of the oldest |,
sea captains in Connecticut. died at his
home at Clinton late "Wednesday OF 4
intirmities due to old age. Capt Dib-
bell was born in that town Feb Z. 1872,
and from 1S4S followed the sea. Al
widow and two sons survive. W.
Charged with the larceny of $1,000 of his
employers funds, Edward Phillips, clerk
for the stock brokerage firm of G.. B. Sal
ishuly & Co, was arrested in New York 1
Thursday and arraigned in the polict
court. The police asserted that Phillips
confessed that he embezzled s9oOO but II
Is feared the loss may exceed that
amount. Phillips, the police say, told d Y
member OF the firm that he began by loss Y
ing money on the horse races and wound
up by specializing in bucket shops. II is
charged that he has been using the firms
funds for more than a year. s
Three men who were working on the
deck of the schooner Electric Flash at
| Glace Bay. N. s., Thursday, narrowly es-
| capped death when five big cars, two Of
| them loaded with coal, pitched down upon
them from the end of the shipping pier.
| GO feet above. The schooner was loading
| under the coal chutes when the cars fell
| landing on the deck Of the schooner The
| three men jumped overheard and were
uninjured. The schooner rapidly filled
and sank.
A dispatch was received In Paris
Thursday announcing that the Moors as
sailed the allies camp at Casablanca
wednesday but was repulsed. The other
Moroccan ports were reported to be
peaceful
united action by the leading brewers
Or the United States against the spread
or local option was begun at a secret
meeting in Cincinnati Wednesday. II
Is proposed to adopt definite plan TO
stop the spread Of local option and es-
pecially In the South.
Thomas Lavelle, a prominent hotel
keeper. OF Girardville, Pa, shot and IN
stantly killed his sister, Mary, while
she was sleeping early Thursday AMI
then sent q bullet into his own head
which will cause his death. 1t Is be-
lieved that Lavelle was temporarily IN
sane.
A sergeant of the 23rd Regiment OF Ar
tiliery has been arrested at Cobentz'
Germany, on the charge of treason lie
was detected through the discovery on
the person of n traveller, who was bounu
for Paris, +. Herbesthal, on the Belgian
frontier. of copies of secret instructions
regarding artillery firing as practiceu
in the German army and which are
only confided to certain officers unnei
stringent safeguards. The arrested man
was commander of the watch ana
therefore, occupied a room at the req,
mental headquarters. 1t Is presilmeu
that he there found opportunity 10 ap'
stract the copies of the secret instrhe
lions and other documents. Further
arrests are believed to be impending