Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-19
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The National Grain Dealers ASso-
citation Saturday at st. Louis voted~ta-
vCrably on the resolution TO adopt
uniform grading rules. Grain exchang-
es all over the country will be forced
to adopt uniform rules.
Sewel sSieuman, "a wealthy broker,
we'll known throughout the West Sat
urday night at Omaha, Nep., shot and
killed Eva Hart. whose company he
had been keeping for some time, and
then took his own life The shooting
occurred a the home of Miss Hat
Mr.. Sleuman has an invalid wife in
Hastings, Neb
Twelve new cases OF cholera and five
suspects have been discovered at Ma
Mia within the last As hours. The av-
e"ase number Of cases reported IS still
running above five daily, the affected
area being confined to two districts Of
the city. No Americans have been
stricken for the past fortnight. Cen
c;al conditions in the city are regard
ed as being greatly improved.
General Orlon, aid de camp to the
Emperor and commander Of the
Funitative expedition which crushed
Saturday at ST. Petersburg. General
Arloff employed stern measures III re-
storing order in the Baltic provinces
and was decorated by the Emperor for
his efforts in this direction, but lately.
acc ording to reports, his mind had be
| come affected.
Five persons were seriously injured
and a number of others sustained
minor cuts and bruises when Two
heavy VeStibule cars of the Clinton l.
LeOminster division of the Worcester
Consolidated Street Railway collided
headOn between Leominster and Lam
caster Saturday. Neither car left the
| rails. bat the front ends of both we're
| demolished. A miXup in running or
ders is said to have been responsible
| tor the accident
Although there had been some ex-
that Harry X. Thaw would be taken
| from the Matteawan asylnNr Sunday
and started on his way to Pittsburg TO
opear in the bankruptcy proceedings
there, the day passed without any
| move beng made in the case. Thaw
| himself fully counted upon leaving for
Pittsburg Sunday. He attired him.
| self in his travelling clothe.; and pass
ed the day in a state OF expectancy.
| After an absence of five months the
| British admiralty surveying steamer Eli
| nor. Capt. Combe. has arrived at Hall
| fax, N. S. TO go into winter 4uarters.
! The season for survey work was an ex-
| cpptionally fine one. Surveyors were
| made of Port Saunders and Hawke bay
on the west coast and of Notre Dame
bay and Farmers Arm on the east coast
! of New Foundland. besides examining
and charting several sunken rocks be-
| tween the Wadhams and Funk islands
on the New Foundland coast
William L. Folds national bank exam
liner. made two infGimations Saturday at
| Pittsburg against Fl. 6. Watson. former
| pay ing teller of the wrecked Allegheny
| National Bank, accusing him of aiding
by false entries William Montgomery.
| former cashier. in the alleged abstraction
of S!6".Ue The police have been unable
to find Watson. The bank will Lay 40
| per cent dividend to depositors next
week. The city of Pittsburg will receive
approximately 5000 09G. the commonwealth
of Pennsylvania 100000 and individuals
about $4,000.
Driven To desperation 10y personal at
lacks made upon him in the heat of the
political campaign, Police Judge Da-
| siG II. Howell OF the First criminal
court at Newark. N. j., fired two bull
lets into his head at 1890 A. NJ Satur-
lay in Rrhnch Brook park He died
on an operating table in the City hos
the same spot early last year Chief
of Police John RI. Adams ended his
life by sending bullet into his brain
Adams also was suffering from mental
strain caused by attacks on his char
acter.
The national council of the Brot her
hood of st. Andrew Saturday at Mil
W&ukee elected officers for the ensuing
year as follows: President Robert Fl.
Gardiner, Gardiner; vice president, II
H. W. English. Pittsburg; second vice
president. Mahlon NJ. Kline. Philadel-
lhia: treasurer. Francis NJ. Adams,
Boston; general secretary, Hilbert
Carlton, Boston: associate secretary,
George Fl. Randall of Boston; assistant
secretary. A. Fl. PhrieS, Boston The
national council will decide on tie
place for holding the next convention
at later date.
After stormy trip across the Atlantic
| the cable steamer Nina has arrived at
| Halifax, \. S. Capt. Dpcartaret reports
that after leaving Gravesend Oct. 4 during
a dense fog the Nina colided with a
| schooner. carrying away the vessels
! boWSpiit To escape a more serious col
lisi"n ;hn Nina was be2ched bus float ed
ut nigh tide with slight damage The
| cable gear 1T the steamers bow was
badly twisted. Heavy gales were encoun-
tered and during the passage Furser
stewart was thrown to the deck and had
| his leg broken ana a. seaman was in
jued The Nina will dry dock for OK
| animation.
Lieut. Frank Il. Evans of the be- tile
! slip Louisiana. who recently was
rourtmartialleG out a charge of al
srnting himself from his post while
| officer of the deck. disrespect to his
superior officer and intoXication. has
been found guilty of the two former
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