Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-11-12
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

II is unofficially stated at Stockholm
that. William Marconi. of wireless
telegraphy fame, is to be awarded the
next Nobel prize in physics.
The Automobile Club of France has
decided to hold the big race of 1909 at
Anglers instead Of at Dieppe. The new
course will extend through the former
province Of Anjou.
1t was announced Wednesday at Pitts
burg that the wire and wire nail depart
ments of The American Steel and Wire
| Co. at South Sharon, Pa, will resume OPP
erations next Monday. giving steady en-
| plcyment to over 800 men.
| H,rSemen and horse slow officials rom
| various parts of the United states and
| Canada Wednesday ut New York took
| preliminary step: towards the organizes
| ton of al international horse show as
sociation A committee was appointed to
| draft a pIar of organization.
| Wilbur Wright. the American aero
pianist. continued his lessons in aVia-
| ton Wednesday ut Le Mans to Cap
| tain Lucas Girardvilo of the French
army. In a flight of Is minutes dura-
| ton the captain showed great progress
in the art Of plotting an acroplane
The name Of Frederick IIaliiso" Burl-
ingham. All American journalist Of Mary
land having been mentioned indirectly in
| come ction with the murder in Paris fast
| summer of the French artist. AdoIphe
Steinhei, Mr.. Birmingham Wednesday
produced evidence THAT &c tho time he was
on n wnlling tour in Switzerland with
some friends.
Following Il religious service AT the
Church Of st. Francis Re Gales the body
of Tictori-n Sardou. I'll" French author
and dramatist, was laid at rest Wcdncs-
day at Marley. France. At the church
eulogies were delivered by representatives
of the government, Of the French Acad-
envy and of the Society Of Dramatic Au-
thors.
| Five men formerly connected with the
Central Mining and Development CO..
capitalized at $10.0O0000, We're indicted
Wednesday by the federal grand jury at
Kansas City on a charge of using the
mails with intent to defraud. They are:
| Raymond p. May, president of the South
| western Development Co.; E. 3. Horn,
| president of the Keystone Securities Co;
Frank H. Horn, mining broker; S. III,
Snider. former insurance commissioner OF
Kansas and former president of the Cen
trail Mining ana Developmcnt Co
Mr.. Fisher. one of the Radical Labor
leaders of Australia. will form the new
Australian cabinet The House de-
feated the premier, Alfred Deakin, on
the division The Laborites withdrew
their support because the government
has not pushed labor measures rad-
i II, l.
the second time the Labor party has
: been in power in the Australian feder-
al Parliament j. G. Watson. another
of the Labor leaders, was premier for
a short time in 1904.
The official organ Of the colonial gov
eminent at Wllemstad, Curacao made
| public Tuesday all the notes exchanged
between Venezuela and The Netherlands
ir the course of the recent difficulties be
tween these two countries. Excepting the
) actual phraseology they contain nothing
not already known. Holland declares that
the fact that Venezcula has not revoked
the decree prohibiting the transhipment
of goods destined for Venezuela at Cur
acao. as demanded, gives her full liber-
ty Of action and that President Castro is
| responsible for the consequences.
The trial at Danbury, Conn. of Charles
Hoffman and Henry Williams. charged
with burglary at the home of Samuel i,
; Clemens mark Twain at Redding last
September, came to a sudden close late
Wednesday, when the prisoners through
their counsel. changed their pleas of not
; guilty to guilty on the charge of burglary
, and Williams in addition pleaded guilty
to charge of assault with intent to kill
| The court then sentenced Hoffman to
, | states prison for not less than three
years nor more than five. and Williams
! on the burglary charge, for not less than
five nor more than six years and on the
other accusation against him to not more
than four years. BY direction of the
court. the latter term given Williams Will
begin at the expiration Of the first.
The election in the 10th Massachusetts
Congressional district. where the present
member. Joseph t. OConnell, Democrat
was elected after q recount Tuesday by
| four votes, will be contested before the
| House committee on elections of the 61st
Congress ly J. Mitchell Calvin, the Re
publican candidate against O'Connell
Former Attorney General Herbert Parker
who represented Calvin at the recount,
Wednesday notified the election commas
, sioners OF Boston and the city clerk of
: Quincy and the town clerk of Milton Of
the intention to contest. the election and
asked that the ballots be retained. MIR.
. Calvin bases his claim on the validity
| Of six ballots which wer" counted in
lO'Connelrs favor. but which it was claim
cd. were all marked reflective" Before
taking the case to Congress, the validity
of the ballots will be argued before one
; of the state courts.