Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-16
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Five persons were drowned WedneS-
day night while skating in the Jim
town reservoir near Connellsvilie, Pa.
At the close Of business Wednesday
night il was announced that Mayor
Hibbard of Boston had removed from
Office Thomas A. Whalen, superintend-
ent Of the city printing plant. The sal
airy Of the position is $4,000. ~.
The wreck Of the British steamer
Tolesby. bound from Galveston. Tex,
for Havre. which struck at Freshwat-
er point near Cape Race. Monday night
began to go to pieces Wednesday, and
uch of her cargo of cotton is adrift.
The New England Military Rifle AS
sociatio held it's annual meeting in
Boston Wednesday and elected the fol-
Lowing officers: President, Brig. Gen.
Herbert S. Tanner. Rhode Island; sec
rotary and treasurer, Gen. John Pottle.
Massachusetts. ~ ~ 4,
Cardinal Satoli, former Papal dele
gate to the United States, has been
nominated protector OF the Sisters Of
I-oretto, or the Friends Of Mary at the
Foot of the Cross, whose mothcr-housc
and novitiate are at Nerinx. Marion
county, Kentucky. ft.,
Judge Frederick f. Byran of the dis
trict court Of Attieboro. was appointed
in tn. probate court at Taunton. Mass,
Wednesday as administrator of the
estate of the late Frederick r. Sar.
geant, who was cashier OF the Jewel
ers' National Bank o: North Att!eboro.
Minas de Riatinto. Spain, is threat
ened with complete destruction owing
to the subsistence of the ground. Large
gaps are visible in the principal streets
and AGO houses have been hastily evac-
uatcd. The sinking Of the ground is be-
ieved to be due to the caving in of a
portion of the copper mines.
The launch Island Flyer, Capt. Fred
King, plying between Bellingham.
Wash, and AnacorteZ, broke its shaft
on the trip t. hnacortez Monday after
noon when uff Samlsh island, and lay
there until O'Clock Tuesday after
mon, when it was found by its owner.
Captain Blackwell. who mad gone in
search of the missing launch in an
other launch
r. Mauralo, one of the Japanese
charged with stabbing the three. city
firemen on Gore avenue, Vancouver, Il.
c., early New Years morning, was
committed for trial in the magistrates
court Tuesday. The other accused men
were remanded until Wednesday. Jap
anese witnesses told Of a. confession
male BY Mauralo that he had done the
stabbing. The trend OF the evidence
by the japanese was to throw the re-
sponsiblity for the ARRAY on Mauralo
and to relieve the other accused men.
The st. Elmo Club, an organization
of the members OF the Delta Phi fra
ternity, mas opened its new clubhouse
at los West 43d street. New York City.
The club starts with a large member
ship. It's present officers are: Presi-
dent, l.. Latin Kellogg, Rutgers. 20;
vice presidents, Edward McVicker.
Yale, '92, and James Duane Livingston,
Columbia, so; treasurer, Morris Doune
Ferris, Columbia. 'O3; secretaries.
Guernsey Price. Cornell. '01, and DR.. Il.
Wallace. Hamilton. University of Penn
sylvania.
The committee on resolutions named
at the National Wool Growers con-
vention at Helena, Mont. consists Of:
Arizona. II. Z. Campbell. Flagstaff:
Colorado. A. ]. Ortez; Idaho, p. G..
Johnson. Biackfoot: Montana. r. J.
Walsh. Helena: New Mexico. A. d.
| Garrett. Roswell; Ohio. A. A. Bates.
Irwin. Oregon, D. P. Smith. Pendleton;
Pennsylvania. S. j. Primrose. Philadel-
phia: Utah. W. S. Hanson. Collinson;
Washington, II. c. Bryson. Walla
Walla: Wyoming. Pat Sullivan, Cas-
per-
TIE trial by court martial at st. Pc
tersburg of Lieut.. Gen. Stoessel for
having surrendered the Port Arthur
Notifications and fortress to the Jap
anese is nearing its end and verdict
is expected early next week. The belief
prevails that the general win not be
found guiltless and Wednesday Deputy
Syrtlandoff, Gen. Stoessels attorney.
| intimated to a reporter of The Asso-
ciated Press that he had little hope Of
acquittal on the main charge of sur
rendering the fortress. NJ. Syrtlanoff
hopes, however, that his client will be
freed from blame for the evacuation of
several Of the minor Russian positions
as we'll as for superseding Gen. Smyr-
noff