Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-05
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CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The worsted mill of the Bigelow
Carpet Co. at Clinton, Mass, shut down
Thursday night and will remain closed
until further notice About 100 hands
are affected. Notices posted at the
mill state that the action is caused by
an overstock of yarn.
The steamer st. Dennis which arrlv-
ed Thursday at San Diego. from In
senada, brought the report that VIII
liam Walker, the New Britain, Conn.,
banker, arrested in lower California
after a long chase and who was hght-
ing extradition has won his case IN
Mexican courts and that orders revok-
ing the re-commitment to prison were
expected to reach Ensenada soon.
The introduction of Esperanto, 1.-The
World language into the course OF
study of the Order of Good Templars
was decided upon by the delegates at
Thursdays session of the information
al convention at Washington. This
was deemed advisable because of the
fact that after each address is made in
English, to the convention interpreters
have to be employed to explain to the
delegates from foreign countries the
.purport of what was said. y
An imperial order was published
Thursday at st. Petersburg on the eve
of the naval debate in the Duma rec
ognizzng the system of command in
the Russian navy. 1t creates the posts
of commanders of the naval forces OF
the Baltic sea, the Black sea, and the
Pacific and three officers who are
raised to flag rank are given full con-
troll of squadrons of ships of the ac-
tive fleet in their respective districts.
The new scheme gives a free hand to
squadron commanders.
Congressman j. F. Laning, formerly
vice president and director of the de-
funct Ohio Trust Co. of Norwalk, Ohio.
James p. Gibbs, president of the closed
bank, +. w. Christian. it's secretary
and treasurer and William Perrin, di-
rector, were Thursday indicted on vari-
Gus charges in connection with the
failure of the bank last January. AL
together it is alleged Congressman
Laning and President Gibbs distracted
and misappropriated funds and credits
of the bank to the extent of $56,S64.
After having been out since Wednes-
day afternoon, the jury at Allegan,
Mich in the case of Mrs. Mabel Neel-
lev charged with manslaughter through
neglect as the result of the death from
pneumonia, of her 2R-year-old child
Walter, Jan. 4, while under treatment
by members of mental healing sect.
announced Thursday that it could not
agree and were discharged. 1t is the
general opinion that Mrs. Neellley
will not be tried again. The trial has
attracted great attention and promi-
nent members of the healing sect from
Chicago Detroit, and other places at
tended it's sessions and gave testimony
Eight non commissioned officers Of
the Grand Artillery Regiment, tried
by court martial at Berlin have been
sentenced to terms of Imprisonment
verifying from two weeks to Is months.
They were charged with the maltreat-
nent of subordinates. There were not
fever than 600 counts in the charges
against the principal prisoner, Ser
geant Thamm, who is said to have
caused a gunner to commit suicide
for fears of further ill treatment.
Thamm, according to the evidence of
the soldiers, freely used hOrsewhips
upor his victims and forced them to
run the gantlets between two lines of
coldiers