Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-11-26
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Robbers dynamited the vault OF the
Towanda State Bank at ToWanda, zo
miles east of Wichita, Kan, Wednes-
day, secured $.500 and escaped on a
hand car. A posse is in pursuit.
Governor-elect Aram Pothier of Rhode
Island Wednesday announced the follow
ing appointments to his staff. each man
to rank as colonel. Latimer W BalioW
of Woonsocket. Edmond H. Guerin of
N'oonsocket, Emery ]. San Souci of
Providence. Ambrose Kennedy OF Pf"Vl-
dence, Fred r. Lawton of North Kings
ton and Edward "A. Sherman OF New
port.
Four men belonging to the barge
Edgewater which went adrift off cape
Cod Nov. L., while in tow of the tug
Daniel Willard from Guttenburg for
Eoston, were brought to Belle Island.
N F.. Wednesday by the steamer
Wegadeska from Philadelphia. Capt.
Olsen of the steamer sighted the barge
aGrift in mid ocean and a crew from
the steamer rescued the four men on
board.
Official advices received at Paris in
dica.e that Bulgaria and Turkey nave
practically come to terms in the mat
ter of Bulgarias declaration of indie
pendence on the following basis: Bull
garia is to pay Turkey from $1z,OoC,Ooo
to $14,000,00 on account of Rumella
and $1O,000,000 on account of the rail-
road. The capitalization of the Rune
liam tribute and the participation OF
Bulgaria in the Turkish debt Is to be
left to the International congress.
A private named Lambert, attached to
the coast artillery corps stationed at i'ort
Rodman, New Bedford. committed sui
eide by drinking carbolic acid in the bar
room of Z. P. Duffy & Co. on South
Water street, New Bedford, Wednesday.
Lambert asked the bartender for small
glass and upon receiving it went to a
small room in the rear where he poured
out dose of the poison and drank it. He
then re-entered the bar room, seated him
self in chair and died within Two min
utes.
A sweeping deportation of violators
of the contract labor laws have beer
ordered by the department OF COM
merce and labor. Fifty-three persons
either contract laborers or dependents
who came to this country under an al
legged unlawful arrangement with the
Firth Carpet Co, located at Firth CHI
n. Y, have been ordered to be return
ed to their homes in England an'1
Scotland. The cases of many others
now are under consideration. The de-
partment of justice has the prosecution
of the Firth Carpet Co. for violation
of the contract labor laws under adj
viSement.
James Melvin, who fired five shots
at his brother-in-law, Paul F. Grover
| in Bowdoin square Boston, last Tues
| day morning and was being held at the
! Chase street Jail on the charge of as
sault with intent to kill, was found
| unconscious in his cell late Wednes.
| day and died soon after. The man was
apparently in good health in the morn.
| ing and the cause of his death is not
known Medical Examiner McGrath
was summoned and will perform ar
autopsy Thursday Family troubles
We're believed to have caused the quar-
rel between the two men who met
| Tuesday in Bowdoin square. Melvir
| opened fire on Grover, whose hime is ir
Holyoke, as soon as he caught sight o.
his brother-in-law. Three of his shots
| took effect but none proved serious
| Melvin was arrested and was beine
held in $250O bail for a hearing Nov
80. The dead man was 5S years ole
and for time lived at the Salvation
| Army quarters in Boston.