Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-23
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The threatened strike in the ship
ljuilding industry in the Tyne distri-.
lecauo a fact Wednesday, when some
400 men who had refused the proposed
seduction in their wages DID not ~
r,.rn t. work Some ports on tie NORTH
.r;tst coast also are affected.
The Boston police Wednesday paced
under arrest Frank Harrington, aged
Ii years, and James I<enney, aged IL,
10th OF Boston, charged with being TWO
Of the gang Of four that stole S4oO1
contained in a wooden box from wag-
IN Of the Boston Elevated Railway Co.
Oh Milk street, July is, 1907.
Baron Takahira, the newly appointed
Jauanese ambassador to the United
states, has decided to leave Rome FEB.
/. He will first so to Paris, where ne
will have an interview with baron
kurino, the Japanese ambassador 10
France, leaving Immediately for Lon
don. Baron Takahira hopes to reach
Washington by Feb. Is.
Joseph Shehan, alias Joseph Lotus.
alias Frank Sullivan, and Richard
Mack, alias massachusetts Dick.
charged with breaking into the postof-
fee 1T Ponkapoag, Nov. 25, were found
guilty Wednesday night at Boston, af-
ter the jury had been out five hours.
and were at once sentenced by Judsa
Dodge to years and months at hard
Labor in the federal prison at Atlanta,
Ga.
The Whitney tariff revision commit
tee. an organization of persons who
supported Henry NJ. Whitney in his
campaign for governor last fall, filed
its return Of expenditures with the Sec
rotary Of state at Boston Wednesday.
showing expenses of sl9.S09, with s4)o
yet unpaid. These expenses were not
contained N the returns filed by the
Whitney campaign committee. The
time for filing such expense accounts
expired in November and the account
filed today was by order Of the attor-
ney general.
The presiding officers both past and
present, of the two branches Of the
State Legislature were severely CRITICIZE
ed Wednesday at the annual meeting
at Boston of the Massachusetts Total
AT Stlnence Society tor what il was
termed their attempts to thwart tenn
perance legislation in the makeup OF
The executive committee and reports
Of the officers of the associations were
Of an encouraging nature, and the So
ciety was congratulated upon the in
~rease in the temperance vote. The
old board of officers including Presi-
cent John d. Long, Of bingham, Sec
rotary Rev. Alfred Noon We're elected.
with the exception of the treasurer.
&. r. Jewell who resigned. and Charles
r. Mann Of Maiden, was chosen in
his place.
Another step was taken Wednesday
at New York in the action instituted
by Miss Helen Maloney, daughter OF
Martin Maloney of Philadelphia,
against Arthur +. Osborne Of New York
City. when Supreme Court Justice
Newburger appointed Daniel F. Coha-
Ian as referee to take testimony in tho
case. Miss Maloney disappeared from
her home last fall and was found lat
er living in London. Osborne subse-
quently claimed that he had married
Miss Maloney two years ago. The ma
ture of the present action has not been
disclosed, hut it is understood that It
is incident to the previously announced
suit through which it is sought to es-
tablish that Miss Maloney was never,
in fnnt. legally married to Osborne.