Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-04

! which the New York. New Haven &
Hartford r. R.ACO. sis ordered to in
dorse q guarantee of payment of divi-
dends on the preferred shares Of the
New England Investment and Securi-s
ty Co., which is the holder OF certain
trolley properties in Massachusetts
which formerly were owned by the
New Haven Co. The decree is a step
towards taking the questions at issue
to the supreme court Of errors.
After an existence of nearly 30 years.
Donohoe's Magazines one of the lead
irg Catholic publications of the United
States, made it's last appearance with
its July issue. having recently been
transferred to the Catholic World OF
New, York and future issues will be
under the name lof that publication.
Donohoes's Magazine was founded by
the late Patrick Donahoe. editor of the
Boston Pilot, and among its contrbu-
tors have been Some of the brightest
ard ~keenest writer's of the Catholic
clergy and laity.
The state department officials are
making every effort to learn the facts
connecting with the. border situation
in order to be prepared to answer the
complaint that is expected to be filed
by Ambassador Creel as soon as he ar
rives in Washington next week to the
effect that some of the Texas officials
have not lived up to the requirements
of the neutrality laws. The department
believes that the Texans have actual
ly done as much as they could in re-
s.raining the departure of revolution
lists across the border
judgement against Senator r. C.
Platt was entered Friday in the county
clerks offic in New York City for $26aU
for claim of attorneys who advanced
money to HRS. Lillian Janeway Platt,
the wife of the senator According to
the terms of their separation Mr. Platt
had agreed to pay debts contracted by
his wife but the bill in question was
for jewelry and other things which he
refused to pay, The verdict was the
result of a jury trial. the plaintiff re-
covering the full SUM, sued for. Coun-
sci for Senator Plat moved to have
the Verdict set aside But Judgment was.
entered: : - ~ NJ
At Fridays session Of the Interna-1
tional Congregational convention at
Edinburgh DR.. Oliver Hukel of Balti-
more delivered an address in which he
emphasized the prevailing longing for
Christian unity He said that in Amer
lea there were distinct signs of pro-
gress in the Roman Catholic church
and thatthe priesthood was being
thoroughly impregnated with Modern
the final form of religious life, DR..
Huckel declared. A new reformation
was coming from which would be born
a church comprising the noblest ele-
ments of the great historical develap-
ments of the past.
There was lively debate in the
French Chamber of Deputies Friday
on the bill to maintain capital punish
ment in France. N. Failliot argued
that only the guillitone would stay the
crime of the assassin. He said the
United States, England and Germany
as progressive countries are giving ev-
idence of the necessity of maintaining
this form of punishment. The abolition
of the death penalty was defended by
M. Reinach, who declared that the in
crease in crime was due to alcoholism
and that social progress demanded
that feeling of pity should replace
that of vengeance.
SoiHeliuS l. SoIled, former president
of the International Transfers Union
and well-known labor leader, who
was arrested recently on a charge OF
using the mails in scheme to de-
fraud by the sale of horses was dis
charged Friday by United States Com
missioner William Hayes at Boston,
after hearing lasting two days. The
court said that it was satisfied that
hoo,
cipal with Joseph II. Campbell, in the
in the alleged scheme
Campbell, who is the proprietor OF
Charlestown sales stable, was held in
$500 for the federal grand jury.