Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-05
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

1t was asserted in governmental
quarters at Paris that no official COM
munication of any kind relative to The
Hague peace conference has reached
the foreign office here, though it is an
nounced in several newspapers that
both Russia and Italy have forwarded
notes to the Powers.
The 9th battery, United States Field
Artillery. left Fort Ethan Allen, Burling-
ton. VT. Thursday for the Pacific coas..
where they will embark for the Philip
pines. There were III men in the bat
terry in command of Capt. Z. D. Scott At
present the post is garrisoned only by
the second squadron of the 18th Cavalry,
numbering about 100 men,
Mr.. Leger, the Haitien minister
Thursday assured Secretary Root that
the reports concerning the alleged hos
tility Of Haiti to the ratification of the
treaty between the United States and
Santo Domingo are absolutely without
foundation. The minister says Haiti
is satisfied that the United States does
not desire to acquire territory in Santo
Domingo.
The annual meeting of the Massachu-
held Thursday at Boston, was secret, no
representatives of newspapers being ad-
mitted. Charles W. Hailstran. the secre-
t9ry-treasurer, issued a statement to the
effect that he believed the price of ice
this year would be the romi1 price in
operation two years ago, as tnc crop has
been generally heavy this seaso?.
The man under arrest in Brooklyn on
suspicion that he murdered Mrs. Cen
try of Chicago, made a statement to
tine police Thursday in which he said
that he is Constantine the man for
whom the Chicago police have heTn
searching. He said he did not kill Mrs.
Gentry but that she committed suicide
in his presence. He said he was will
ing to return to Chicago and explain
to the police there.
The open statements of tho attorneys
for the defence were made Thursday at
Chicago in the trial of the Standard
Oil Company of Indiana. 1t was
charged by Attorney Rosenthal. who
made the first address to the jury, that
the defence will be able to show not
| only that the witnesses for the govern
ment misinterpreted the rate sheets OF
the Chicago & Alton road, but that
they did SO wilfully.
The Vatican authorities Thursday ma dc
q statement on the subject of Papa1 Sec
rotary of State Merry Del Walls letter to
Monsignor Montagnini. dated Aug. i.
1905. encouraging the Catholic demcnstra-
tons against the law providing for tho
separation of church and state. The Vat
lean says that the taking of Inventories
occurred between December, 1866 and
January, 1906, while Cardinal Merry Dol
Walls letter was written In the previous
August.
The Old Dominion steamship James
town. which arrived Thursday ait Norfolk
| Va, from New York and has since been
| tied up at her wharf with HOO tons of
| freight still unloaded by reason of tho
longshoremen' strike. was seriously
threatened by fire which ragged in her
| forward hold between decks for an hOu.
| and half Thursday The fire got into
Ehe ships general cargo. The ship is
damaged considerably between decks, but
the most damage is believed to he to the
cargo. The cause of the fire is not
| known.
Daniel Miller of Schenectady, n. Y.
| who was horribly mutilated by an in
fcrnal machine alleged to have been sent
him by John IIalinan. a rival sutton. ma y
| recover from his injuries but will prob
| ably be totally blinded. Miss Bedard.
around whom the affair centers. admitted
to the police Thursday that Halinan has
| annoyed her and Miller, that she never
| encouraged his suit and that last sum-
meT Miller assaulted Halinan. The ex-
press package was forwarded from North
| Adams, Mass. and Helinan, who is now
| in custody. admits that he was in Troy
three days ago. In Halinans room was
| found a variety of apparatus such as
| were contained in the Internal machine
which wounded Miller.