Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-09

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through trestle near Hiram, Ca,
Tuesday, remained at three Wednesday
morning. Most Of the injured are doing
we'll
Respondent because of ill health and
nanancial difficulties, it is said. nj. A.
Horn. AZ years old, merchant. coun-
Gilman, bank director and stakeholder
IN manufacturing concerns, Tuesday
leaped into the Maumee river at De-
hance. Ohio. and was drowned.
! Judge Austin L. Crothers was in
aueurated governor of Maryland
| wednesday at Annapolis. In his ad-
dress Governor Crothers urged a suf-
frage amendment which will eliminate
the negro voter as political factor,
an element of power within the state
The interior of the four-story build
ing ON Granville street, at Halifax, "
| s., occupied by the Maxwell Co, tall
ors, and Starr, Son & Co, electricians,
was burned out Wednesday. The loss
is estimated at $4,000 with partial in
surancc. Crossed electric wires are
thought to have started the blaze.
Among the subscribers for the cap
| ital amounting to 100000 for the
London Times. which recently became
tie property of c. Arthur Pearson, are
Lord Brassey,' Lord Rothschild, Lord
| Strathcona and Mount Royal, high
| commissioner for Canada, Viscount
lveagS and Sir Alexander Henderson.
chairman OF the Great Central Rail-
| way. Sir Alexander makes the largest
| contribution.
Frederick L. Culling, for 10 years
| insurance commissioner of Massachu-
| sets and one Of the leading insurance
experts in the country, died of paraly-
sis at his home in Wellesley Hills,
| Mass, Wednesday. He had been in ill
health for year or more, resigning
his office for this reason last Novem-
| bar He suffered shock last Sunday
and had been unconscious since. Mr.
Culling was born in Boston in 1872
Gov. Wilson Wednesday ordered 10
milttiamen TO go to Lebanon, Ky, to
guard the American Tobacco ware
house and also directed 10 soldiers to
report to the mayor of that town to
protect tobacco property. A gattling
| gun was ordered to Lexington, after a
conference with Lexington officers. It
looks az though the White Tobacco re-
gion which heretofore has been law
abiding, is on the even Of a series Of
| night riding events equal to the out
RACES in the Dark Tobacco region in
western Kentucky.
After ceasless search of nearly two
years Jan kanoff Pouren, alleged to
be notorious Russian brigand, VINO
| is wanted in the province Of Livonia
Russia. for murder, arson and robberies
without number, was caught Wednas-
day i'll New York. He was arrested on
| the complaint of Russian Consul Gen.
eral Lodigensky and held for further
| examination and the arrival Of extra
dition papers. Pouren is a mild looking
man and submitted without protest to
arrest. He was employed as an engi-
neer IN one of the East River tunnels
He admitted his identity.
r. L. Borden, leader of the opposi-
ton in the House of Commons at OF
tawa, Ont, Wednesday, asked if it
were correct that large number of
the outstanding questions between
Canada and theUnited States were on
the eve Of settlement. Sir Wilfred Lau-
rier in reply said that informal nego-
tiations were now going on between
Ambassador Bryce and the United
| States over certain matters which have
! been for some time the subject of con-
troversy. None OF these matters had
| taken definite shape except one or two
connected with international water
woys.
Believing that the present unsatisfac-
tory condition in the cotton goods Sit
uation demands remedy. a call was
issued Wednesday, for a joint session
OF the Southern Soft Yarn Spinners
Association the Southern Hard Yarn
Spinners Association and the North
Carolina Cotton Manufacturers Assoc
citation. The meeting will be held in
this city Jan. Is. At the joint session
the condition of the cotton goods mar
ket will be considered and some action
taken to protect the manufacturers of
cotton goods. 1t is expected that over
1000 900 spindles will be represented at
| this meeting.
Dean James 3. Eddy, convicted Of
immortality year ago at Salt Lake
City, Utah. by an ecclesiastical court.
Wednesday was formally deposed from
the ministry of the Protestant Episco-
Pal ne 5cuteICS Was imposed
publicly by Bishop Spaulding At the
reading Of the sentence disapproval
was manifested by a portion OF The
congregation whose faith in. their for
mer pastor is mistaken. Dean Eddy
declared that his trial had been I'M
fairly conducted and that the evidence
against him was false The chief wit
neSSes against him were choir, boys at
ST. Marks church.
Because of the mild winter the to-
tai exports of frozen herring from
Bay Of Islands. n. S.. this season have
been smaller than usual. The season
has practically come to a close as few
vessels care to stay longer and risk a
freeze-in. All but two American
schooners have sailed for Boston and
Gloucester In all IS Americans and
80 Canadians have secured cargoes of