Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-29
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The Japanese government is Waging
a successful war on rats by paying for
every dead one brought in and giving
each rat slayer a ticket to lottery
with valuable prizes.
Notice was posted on the Liverpool
Cotton Exchange Thursday that the
brokerage firm of Johnson & Thorburn
greatly regretted that they were I'M
able to keep their engagements at to-
days cl4arings.
The 1S,0OO-ton turbine battleship Mira
beau was launched Thursday at Lorient,
France. The battleship is one of six, or
ders for the construction of which were
given by the minister of marine in 1896.
The battleship has a speed capacity of 10
knots and is of $3.50 horsepower
James T. Cassidy, Boston lawyer,
who has been serving a years sentence
in the house of correction for participa-
ton in a 5000 fraud against the city in
connection with the purchase of law
books by a former councilman, was par
doned Thursday by the commissioner Of
penal institutions, upon the recommended
ton of District Attorney Hill.
liz oCOI sc a. Il llCll, CIidl ecu Will
manslaughter in connection with the
death of Miss May Belle Millman of
Ann Arbor, Mich, furnished $4,000
bail Thursday and was released from
the county Jail at Detroit. Miss Mill-
mans dismembered body was found in
Ecorse creek and the lower Detroit
river early in September.
King Edward has appointed a royal
commission to inquire into the cond-
ton Of the English divorce laws, es-
pecially as they affect the poorer
classes. The appointment arises out
of the agitation to facilitate divorce,
which hitherto, owing to the heavy
legal expenses virtually has been the
privilege of only the well to do
A fire believed to be of incendary
origin destroyed 900 feet of sawed
lumber at Ossipee Corner, four miles
from Osspee Station, N. H., Thursday
night and a great quantity Of other
lumber was only saved after hard
work on the part of the volunteer corps
of fire fighters. The lumber belonged
to John c. Pike of Brookfield The loss
is estimated at nearly $4,000.
Word was received Thursday at New
Haven, Conn, of the death of Major
General Robert P. Hughes, U. S. A.,
retired, at Overlook, Pa, where he
had been living. In June, 1899, General
Hughes was commander Of the LIST mil
itary district in the Philippines. He
was in command OF the Department of
California in 1901. General Hughes re-
mains will probably be taken to New
Haven for interment.
"The new Indefatigble," larger
and improved battleship cruiser of the
Invincible class, was launched Thurs
Gay at Davenport, Eng. This vessel will
complete the quartet of battleship
cruisers of this type designed for the
British navy. The Indefatigible has a
of $4,000 tons $4,000 horse
power and planned speed of q knots
an hour Her length is $40 feet. The
battleship was laid down in January
last.
AT the annual meeting Of the Lans-
ton Monotype Machinery Co., held in
Alexandria, Va Thursday. it was de-
cided to increase the capital stock
from $5,000,O00 to $1O,000,000 and to
increase the par value of stock from
$50 to 500 per share. Both measures
We're passed unanimously. The fol-
lowing officers were chosen: Presi-
dent. J. Maury Dove: vice president
William l.. Laffan; secretary, w. A.
Summers; treasurer. ]. S. Bancroft;
assistant treasurer, Joel G.. Clemmer
The fact that the town vault in the
new High school building at Framing
ham. Mass, cannot be opened, caused
speculation Thursday among town Of
ficials. Some mentioned the possibili-
ty of the locked vault having some
connection with the recently discover
ed irregularities in the accounts Of
Town Treasurer Lombard, in which
upwards of 100000 is involved This
idea, however, did not gain general
favor, as it was stated that as the