Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-04-23
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Lieut. Gen. Linevitch. formerly COM
mander-in-chief of the Russian army in
Manchuria, who is i'll with pneumonia at
st. Petersburg, Wednesday suffered a re-
lapse and was operated upon by his ply
Sicians.
Subpoenas were served Tuesday night
summoning four prominent officials of
Western railroads to; appear and testify
before the federal grand jury in Kansas
City April 30. From the records they
have been ordered to produce, it is un-
derstood that the inquiry will be along
rebate lines.
Acting under orders of Governor
Wilson of Kentucky, Adjutant Gener-
al Johnson has, it was announced
Wednesday, formulated plans for a
vigorous campaign against Night Rid
ers. Troops will be assembled at Ca
diz, Trigg county. to gather in all Of
tenders against whom warrants have
been issued.
number OF prominent residents of
the Back Bay section of the city of
Boston filed a bill in equity in the su-
Ipreme court Wednesday asking for
an injunction to prevent the further
construction of the dam across the
mouth of Charles river. on the ground
that the act of the Legislature author
izing the dam was unconstitutional
The dam is about two-thirds COM
pleted.
Attorney General Thompson was
Wednesday at Lincoln. Neb., notified
that Judge Munger, of the Federal
court at Omaha had denied the request
of the express companies for an in
junction. The express companies
sought to overthrow an order of the
state supreme court directing that the
Sibley act be enforced. This measure
reduces express rates 25 per cent. Evi-
dence will now be taken to ascertain
the effect of the Sibley act.
The feature of the opening session
at Memphis. Tenn, Wednesday of the
18th conference for education in the
South was the cordial expression of
appreciation on the part of the MEM
bers for President Robert c. Ogden Of
New York. Cheers and hand clapping
continued several minutes when he
rose to speak. General Luke Z. Wright.
former ambassador to Japan, gave the
address of welcome. President Ogden
spoke with more than his usual fire
and spirit concerning the cause of ed
ucation in the South.
Nine locomotives were burned with
the round house of the Boston Il
Maine Railroad at East Somerville,
Mass, Wednesday night, causing a
loss of approximately 100000. Four of
the larger locomotives were taken out
Of the round house during the fire,
Engineer Moses Adams running out
the last under cover of several streams
of water when the fire was at it's
height Lieut. Hughes of Ladder 9 and
Horseman Quinlan were slightly in
jured by falling walls. The cause of
the fire is not known.
The physicians at the Matteawan
State asylum having reported that
Robert Caldwell, who is wanted in
England for perjury. alleged to have
been committed by him as a witness
in the famous Druce case, is a mental
and physical wreck, United States
Commissioner Alexander Wednesday
at New York adjourned the hearing in
his extradition proceedings to May
%. Because of the prisoners age and
physical condition it is not likely that
the great identifier' will ever be sent
to England for trial on the criminal
charge.
All probability that the anti-race
track gambling bills will be called UP
again in the New York Senate before
the close of the regular session of the
Legislature disappeared Wednesday
when Senator Foolker Of Kings. who
voted for the bills, was excused on the
ground of illness from further attend
ance With Senator Foolker absent, the
friends of the bills could not hope to
muster more than "a votes against 25
in opposition. 1t is now expected that
Gov Hughes will call a special ses-
sion of the Legislature at an early
date.
Balloon No 10 OF the Signal Corps of
the United States army, which left Wash
ington Wednesday afternoon. landed at