Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-04
BITS By Wire.
The Buffalo Police Head
quarters Burned.
Russian Immigrants to Be
Deported as paupeTs.
Items Of Interest From Here, There
and Everywhere.


lars at Erockton, y. Y, the largest
and oldest plant in the Chautaudu;t
grape belt. We're destroyed by fire Fri
day night The loss will reach s23o,-
900, party covered by insurance.
A number of serious small earth
uuakes We're recorded a; the obServa =
tory at Shide. Isle Of Wight. Friday.
which are thought 10 have been mo-"
intense nearer the point Of origin.
The shocks evidently represent the
settlement Of broken up strata in some
distant country.
The naval board of inspection and
survey at Newport, Friday. competed
its tests of the submarine torpedo b";!t
Tarantu!a and viii recommend its ac-
ccptance by the goVernm mt IT was
stated by the board that the boat
somewhat exceeded her contract s.'';-'!
Of eight knots an hour
After n session at Atlanta. lasting
nearly all day, Governors Glenn Of
North Carolina. Conner Of Alabama
and Smith Of Georgia, reached Il COM
pIcte agreement on the question Of
railroad rates within their states. IN
Guiding corporations Of methods of
enforcing the laws. The details OF
the plan We're not given out.
1t is believed that a famine is in
evitable in the Delhi region 81 India.
and throughout a wide area Of the
united provinces of Agra and Ohdn.
An official statement estimates the
present drought as being in some re-
Spects much worse than 1896. Ar
rangements are under way for relieV-
ing the stricken districts. Fodder is
being supplied for the cattl".
About to be deported as paupers. a
party of 10 Russian immigrants at the
Long Wharf immigration station,
BOSTON, We're found to have many
thousands of dollars hidden away on
their persons. When they arrived a
week ago they would admit To having
only $40 because they believed if the
true facts We're known the money
would be confiscated by the officials.
Put between them they had. il vas
calculated nearly S10.n"h.
The Boston Express over the Cen
trail New England Railway narrowly
escaped being hauled over a 30-foot
.embankment into Il dam Friday after
noon by the breaking of Il journal on
the tender of the locomotive as the
train was rounding a curve between
West Winsted and Winsted. Conn. No
one was hurt. Although the ral'S
We're twisted. neither the engine nor
any of the coaches left them. Pas
senger trains We're stalled on either
side of the wreck
Police headquarters at buffalo was
burned Friday afternoon. Polct. rec
ordS. the rogueS gallery and many
important documents. Including the
original copy of Leon CZ"lg"Ze's con-
feSsion of the assassination OF PrcSi-
dent Mckinley ar" destroyed. The
fire was Of incen1iary origin Two
companies Of iirrm.n We're caught n
the collapse Of the roof ana cupola ANA
several men Wee seriously injured.
None will die.
Secretary M,tcalf Friday issued a
statement containing the needs Of the
navy as follows: For the naval
service it is estimated that $125.04l 800
VIII be required for the fiscal wear
commencing July /. 1908. For the
current fiscal year the department asks
for 2l.465.11S and Congress appro-
rriated $l0o.303.6o2. IN increase of
S'.ooo.ooo in pay for the navy. due in
part to an increase Of the number Of
enlisted men. s9.0o0.h00 for ordinances
and ordinance stores and $4,000, 900 for
pubic works at the various new yards
ana naval stations. make up the bulk
of the increased amount requested"
No
dispatch from Allburg Springs. VT.
stating that an alleged smuggled con-
Signment of thousands of dolla-i
worth of furs has been seized bv a
United States officer named Ladd. as
sisted by Deputy Collectors Orton of
East Allburg, and Walsh Of Allburg.
The furs We're shipped by fur house
in Montreal and are supposed to have
been purchased by summer visitors
from the United States
Several tragedies We're reported Fri
day in Greater Boston. Two mon
committed suicide by shooting them
selves. Mary Lee aged 50 was found
dead with gas escaping from an open
jet in the ROOM and George W. Hadlcy
one of the wcalthieSt residents of
S"merville. was found dead at the foot
OF the ha!l stairs of his home it being
apparent that he had tripped and
fallen down the stairs Ellen Cullen Of
the South End was found dead in nor
room by her husband and the n,4dic.j
examiner declared her death to be due
10 natural causes
me deal by which a philadelphia
syndicate was 70 have .a,,,,,, ~,
controlling interest Of f. r. Thomas
and Orlando +. ThnmtS in the Proyl-
dent Life Assurance Society is off az.
cordlng 10 an announcement made bv
ilmoty l.. Woodruff. former president
OF the society. following conference
OF the parties t. the original agree
hhent and at which Mr.. Woodruff was
present IN III" roll of>ueacemaker The
FhiiadelPhla people will next weol; ra-
ceiNe back the $l00,000 cash paid and
the notes given the Thomases il is
understood. and its management vii,
ne vested In new board of 4,
directors and a finance committee ~
he chosen within a week. Meantime
II is believed that Mr.. Woodruff vii,
have general oversight of the COM
pany'S affairs.
The police of New York and Boston
are investigating the circumstances
surrounding the death az V-,,,, /,