Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-25
Ambassador Brice Will
Speak Tonight at n. Y.
Two Important Murder Trials
Railway Mems Meeting.
Bowling Tournament...Yacht Rae.
ing Rules...Gymnastics.

special meeting OF the New YORK
Chamber of Commerce will be held in
New York City Tuesday, ut which
British Ambassador Bryce viii make
an address,. Afterwards he will leave
Tor Ottawa, Canada.
Secretary Taft. who with a party Of
congressman and engineers sailed for
the Panama Canal zone Sunday aboard
the despatch boat Maytlower. is due to
arrive at Colon, March so. The trip
will include visits to Havana and San
Juan and Mr. Taft expects TO return
to Hampton Roads April -.
This week may see the appointment
Of a commission to pass on the mental
condition Of Harry X. Thaw and the
consequent interruption foi SONG time
Of his trial before a jury for the kill
ing of Stanford White. Justice F'itZ~
gerald now has the affidaVitS of both
sides ana may be ready to announce
his decision on Monday rs to the ref
crenCc of the question of TnaW'S san
ity, to 1t commission of experts. Ii he
determines against such il course. how
eyer. the trial Will go on and as rrac-
tically all the evidence has been given,
Il verdict should not be far off.
y tlI6tl 2liilir, itt''ui' - vi
unusual interest is scheduled to begin
ut Carmel. n. ", Monday when Jennie
Burch, Il fi-ycar- old girl will he called
on to answer the charge of poisoning
Wilbur Winshp. 4 2-ycar-old child
whose nurse she was. TN" girl has In !
dian blood in her Veins her grandfather
Philo Burn, being halfbreed Mohawk.
She was employed by Herbert Winshin
of Patterson. n Y, as nurse for his
infant and seemed very fond Of the
child. Last September she first set
fire 10 her employers barn and then
gave til" infant 4 peach sprinkled with
strychninc. After doing this she tried
to commit suicide. The defense will lie
insanity.
a meeting Of IT," Order Of Railway
Conductors and tho Brotherhood Of Rail-
read T'rainmen will be held at Buffalo
Thursday to ratify an agreement OF CO.
operation between the two organizations.
Inc agreement to cooperate will not
Il fleet the separate integrity of the or
dcrs.
The tournament of the National Bowl
ing Association will be held at Atlantic
CITY from March - to .tpII \. The en-
tIv list shows that 12) fivc-mc' teams. 80
two-mcn teams and 4S7 indi> i.ICals Will
compete Besides New York. brooklyn.
Philadelphia and other Eastcln cities,
Chicago, Cleveland. Pittsburg, Detroit,
Puffalo Toronto and other cities VIII be
represented at the tournament
A number Of amendments to the ia rs
rules Of the YACHT Racing Association NJ
! Long Island Sound will b" submitted u
| the association at the annual meeting TO
be held in New Yor! Friday. Among the
| amendments is one tn eliminate the 4G-
| fn0- class Of echuronerS and IT," lGG-fGot
class Of slOuors: another is To eliminate
| the separate classification of mainsail
| yachts or cat boats. ana another to place
| the maXmum limit Of the Corinthian
class ut 50 feet instead of 40 feet as at
present
| Contests for the national gy mraStic
| champ tnship Of the American Athletic
| Union VIII be held in New York Satur-
day Among the entries is n team from
! the New York Young Mems Christian AS.
! vociation, which Won the Young Mems
, tristan Association national Champion
! ship at st. Louis. Teams are also eX-
pr,'tcd to enter from Yale, Princeton and
the University Of PENNSYLVANIA.