Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-07
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fought in the war of 1872, is dead in
brooklyn, N. ~, IL the age Of 1h2. She
Was born in Marlborough, Mass, in
1904.
The Atlantic Fruit Co.'S. steamer Jo-
scph Di Giorgio. which grounded at
Smiths Point Monday night, WIS re-
Baltimore.
The tWo-story frame factory Of the
Siblcy-Goodell Co, manufacturers of
horn goods, ut Lconministcr, Mass.
was destroyed by fire Wednesday. The
loss about $4,000, partly insured.
The second general session of the
Religions Educational Association
opened Wednesday at Rochester, y. Y,
with more than 1900 delegates present.
Various addresses were delivered.
Several hundred merchant tailnrs
from all the Eastern ana Central states
Niil meet in New York on Feb. 18th,
to take Part u the annual convention
Of the Merchant Tailors' National EN-
change. The convention VIII be h"ia
at the Hotel Aston and will continue
Tor three E,ys.
The Emperor of Russia has con-
iilmcd tn" sentences passed by the
courtmartial on Vice Admiral NebO-
eaton and the other naval officers in
connection with the battle Of the Sea
Of Japan. NebogatoH will be inferred
in a fortress for 10 years and the others
IL. varying periods.
Mail advicos from Shanghai state
that the discovery has been made that
arms and ammunition have been SNUG
gleu through Shanghai to the diSaf
fccted districts Of China where rebel
paper reports that $1,000 Mauser rifles
and 5.O0o0U0 rounds Of ammunition
have been imported into China from
JAPAN ~ the Revolutionary party.
Nan Der Vcidc. the Socialist leader,
ana II. Lyman. leader Of the Liberals,
the opposition members Of the COM
mission appointed by the Belgian gov
ernncnt to inquire into the administra-
ton of the Congo Independent State,
nave protested against the alleged ac-
ton of the government in Withholding
documents which are essential to the
nNcstigatiOn.
Charles Fitzgerald, IS years Old, Of
Surrey, \. H., was arrested in that
town Wednesday by Sheriff ". S. Tut
tie and taken to Eeene on the charge
of having set fire to two barns in Sur
ray Monday night last. One of the
barns WAS attached TO the Surrey no.
tel and both hotel and barn We're de-
stroyed. The other barn was at the
other end of the village. The fires
were discovered at about the same
time. Young Fitzgerald will be given
4 hearing Thursday.
Richmond ". Morgan was expelled
| frcin the Colorado Senate Wednesday
| by vote OF 20 to l, after a special COM
mite had found him guilty of accept
| ing a bride. The finding was based on
a statement made to the Senate in
March, 1909, by Morgan himself, Who
handed to the secretary of the Senate
| 500, which he declared. had been given
| him by James VI. herbert and Daniel
Sullivan in consideration Of his prom
| Using to vote for Alya Adams, Demo-
crat. for govcrncr in the Peabody
! Adams contest. Morgan voted for Pea
| body.
Early Tuesday morning during u
heavy SncWStorm three coal laden
| barges which were being towcd from
!
| broke adrift from tho tug off ElrncGat
n. J. Ono of these bargcS was the
Gibson Of FaIl River. Mass. whose cap
tain and crow We're rescued ANA taken
| to New York "Wednesday by the
steamer Ehalmottr from Galveston
| According 10 Captain Reed of the Glib
| son, another of tie h2racs fpundcred
and all hands aboard were lost Ow-
|
prevailing at tn" time the tug Naltham
WAS unable t. render any assistance.
| IN view If the fact that tho trirn-
hial meeting If the General Convention
Of the Protestant, Episcopal church is
! t. BE- held This year ut jamestown, Va,
Il number of Episcopal bishops have
| joined in formulating protest against
! the alleged intention of the manage
lEcnt Of the jamestown Exposition to
| max" that exposition the greatest
| military spectacle the world has ever
seen This protest is signed by tho
! bishops Of New Hampshire, Rhode Is
lane. Colorado. Michigan, oklahoma,
South Carolina. North Carolina, Wes-
| tern Michigan and Ashcvillc and the
bishop Coadjutor of Nebraska.
! I,nraSed because he had been made
a butt for the humor of fellow work
men. Gabriel Fcrrara, an Italian, sud-
denly turned upon a score of them who
were standing in line near a New York
| Central pay car at the Grand Central
station, New York City. Wednesday
ard shot four men. One Of the men, a
trainman. named Jones, was instantly
killed and the other three We're danger
ously hurt. All the wounded men were
t. ken to hospital. Ferrara was arrest
ed The wounded men are Anthony
Cenoty, q, shot in the left shoulder:
! Rufus Avres. shot through the kidneys;
| Edward Tompkins, bullet not located
the Harvard Varsity basketball team