Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-11-23
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Advices received at Lisbon from the
governor Of Portuguese Guinea state that
the punitive expedition has inflicted 8
severe blow on the marauding trihesmen
killing AZ Of them.
A special dispatch from Vienna says
that a band of Servians, while cross
ing the Bosnian frontier near Zvornik
was repulsed by Austrian troops. The
Servians lost II men killed and the
Austrians three.
The Gloucester fishing schooner w
H. Moody has arrived at Halifax with
the loss of three anchors and reports
a succession of heavy gales on the
banks. The vessel has 10000 pounds
of fish and after procuring anchors
will return to the banks.
Earth shocks were experienced Sun
day at ALEXANDRA, Alverca, Villafranca
and Arruda, all small towns located
near Lisbon, Portugal The residents
were thrown into a panic. but there
were no casualties. The walls Of some
of the houses were badly cracked.
Temporarily insane through de-
spondency Frank Stanley committed
suicide at his home. 80 High street
Brockton, Mass, Saturday. by setting
on fire the bed on which he was lying.
Before he could be rescued he was
burned to death.
The Independent Fertilizer Co was
Incorporated Saturday at Trenton, n.
j., with capital stock Of $4,000, 900,
divided equally into common and pre-
hn In A
dividends. The incorporators are Har-
old Otis, Charles w. Willard. and
Steele. Otis and Hall, all of New
Overpowering an attendant in charge
of the male division of the alcoholic
ward at Bellevue hospital. New York,
Sunday, Urich Fourier. a young
Canadian, wrested the keys from the
guard, escaped from the ward, ran to
the East river, jumped into the water
from the deck Of the hospital ship
Southfield and was drowned.
1t was reported by physicians in the
Hotel Plaza. New York City, Saturday
that Dr. William T. Bull, who is i'll
there has suffered no relapse and is
strong enough to entertain few
friends. He spends part of his time in
scanning the East river and Long Is
land with a powerful field glass from
the window of his room.
Pres Castro is about to leave Vene-
zuela for Europe to undergo a surgi-
cal operation. This will be the first
time the President has ever left Venc-
zuelan territory. There is reason to
believe that the president contemplates
1noy inc 7 .lG iy>.l h
French mail steamer Guadalupe. This
vessel runs between Havre and Yves
Indian ports.
Pledging itself to raise $275,O0O fol
foreign missionary work, the coming
year, the Laymen's Missionary Con.
ference, which has been holding {
series of remarkable meetings in Bos.
ton the past week, closed Sunday nigh
with big meeting in Symphony hall
General Secretary James c. White an,
DR.. Wilfrid c. Grenfell, the Labrador
missionary, addressed the men Sunda.
night.
Official announcement was made
Saturday in Chicago that work will b,
resumed at once in the mills of the II
linois Steel Co. in South Chicago, TIN
majority of which have been idle TO
moro than a year. 1t was said 5000 mel
would be hired Immediately and tina
by Dec / the mills would be givin,
employment to at least $1,000 men
Sufficient. orders for steel rails had beef
received. it was intimated, to permi
the entire plant to run indefinitely. !.
General Manager McNicoll of tn
Canadian Pacific Railway says tina
the company has placed orders for 81,
100000 worth of new passenger coach
es in addition to new freight cars no,
in course of construction at the Angu
shops at the rate Of 20 a day, whic
win keep the shops employed at 10
locomotive department has order
ahead totalling 100000 and is turnin
out one new locomotive, week.
The remains of the late Grand Duk
Alexis, an uncle of the Emperor 0
Russia, who died recently in Paris
was inferred Saturday in the new
mausoleum OF the Roman Office with
Paul. Emperor Nicholas followed tn
coffin on foot through the crowded an,
silent streets of his capital His Ma
jesty walked thus from the railroa'
station to the fortress. a distance o
three miles. In spite OF the apprehea
siOns for the safety of the Empero
there was no untoward incident
Another sweeping decision bearing OF
the registration of labels has been. rem