Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-08

CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Henry white, the American ambas.
sador. left Paris Tuesday for London
on private business in connection with
the sale Of his London residence.
Sir Howard Vincent. member OF
Parliament for central Sheffield and
aide camp to King Edward, died
Tuesday at Mentone, France. He was
born in 1919.
The Houston & Texas Central Railway
elected officers Monday as follows: Pres
ident s. 8. Lovett, New York; vice pres
ident. Thornwell Fay: secretary, G. 2.
Barry; treasurer, W. H. Field.
The state rested its case in the trial
of Antonio Rozzo. who is charged
with the murder Of Natalie D. Marco
on the night Of Nov. %, in the superior
court at Providence. Tuesday after
noon and the defense began their testi-
mony. &
Deputy Sheriff Henry Shelby was
shot and instantly killed Monday night
by a young man who sprang upon him
as he was nearing his home at Trini-
dad, Col, fired two shots at short
range, jumped into a nearby rig and
drove rapidly out Of town. A posse was
quickly formed and started In pur-
suit. Shelby had served several terms
as deputy and was an officer during
the strike troubles several years ago.
The murderer was captured.
Three men, supposed to come from Buff
falo. gained access to the Imperial Bank
in st. Davids, Ont, Tuesday morning and
attempted to break open a safe which
contained over $4,000. The first explosion
aroused the village and while the whole
population was held at bay by two of the
robbers with revolvers, the third man lit
another fuse and tried vainly to open
the door of the safe. Finally they drove
off towards Niagara Falls, two of them
covering the villagers with their guns.
The tobacco barn of S. w. McKib-
bon on the outskirts Of Augusta. KY,
was destroyed by fire Monday night.
The barn was full of tobacco grown
by Caleb Atherton who came from
Ohio last year and has refused to sign
mis- tobacco to the society of equity
but who had signed not to. grow a 1908
crop. A short time after the, fire was
discovered, a band Of Is men rode
through, Augusta, firing guns and
warning the citizens to remain indoors
Nine. Emile lola has published in
Paris an open letter In which she ex-
presses regret that she cannot retain
possession Of the body of her husband
She declares that his labors of 40
years, his part in the Dreyfus affair
and the insults of the reactionaries
have done more for his fame than can
the Pantheon. II am grateful to those
who desire to do my husband hon.
age" Nine. lola writes, "but do not
find the transfer of his body to the
Pantheon to be necessary for his
glory
1t is officially announced by the New
York. New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Co. that it now has SO trains in opera
ton electrically week days between
New York and Stamford and 80 on
Before the first of July it will
have its full complement of new cleo
trio engines and then all trains be-
tween the two points will be put into
the electrical service. The power
house at Coscob is now working to it's
full capacity but fourth unit is to
be added in order to supply it with
power in case of an emergency.
Trout fishermen, who were ENJOYING
their sport in brook near the village
OF wyoming, r. T., carelesslv threw
lighted match into the underbrusll.
it is believed, and started forest fire
which was finally extinguished early
Tuesday, after it had burned two
barns and farmhouse and had laid
waste an area of valuable woodland
10 miles long and three miles wide. For
IL hours about rs men fought the
flames and the fire was finally stopped
within three miles of the village OF
Carolina. which was in direct path of
the flames. The damage caused by
the fire will amount to several thou
sand dollars
Edward ]. McCabe, who was indict-
ed by the grand jury on charge of
in killing Elisha Ar
mold. boy of 10 years, entered a pleas
in abatement Tuesday before Justice
Charles H. Stearns at Providence. Nc
Cabe while running his automobile in
Pawtucket Nov. 20, 1907 is alleged to
have run down and killed the Arnold
boy McCabe claims that the case can
not legally come before the court be- |
cause the proceedings before the grand
Jury were not legal inasmuch as the
Jurors were not properly drawn and |
the official stenographer carried the
minutes out of the room at the time
when the indictment was made.
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