Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-20
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

termaster's department were arrested Sat
urday at st. Petersburg as a result of the
recent investigation of the department.
when Irregularities involving more than
$1,0OO,0OO were discovered.
Cardinal Satolli has suffered a severe
relapse from nephritis. Extreme weak
ness has been marked, and he is often de-
lirious. The doctors fear a fatal issue.
The Pope has several times sent his own
secretary to inquire concerning the car
dinal's condition, and has bestowed upon
him the apostolic benediction.
The general assembly of the Interna-
tional Institute of Agriculture adjourned
Saturday at Rome to meet again in the
spring of 1911. George X. Holmes of the
department of agriculture at Washington
said that the United States government
would approve the recommendation of the
assembly for cooperation between the ag-
ricultural declarations and the internation-
al institute.
Slipping off snow-covered beam over
the elevator shaft on the roof of the new
24-story Oliver building at Pittsburg, Pa,
Saturday, John McNally, 4S years old. a
IlSSeI, pIuuSeu AZ ltel lIllU Tie UdSeIIitlIl
His skull was fractured and arms and
legs broken. He lived As minutes.
Charles F. Martin, said to be from
Marlboro. committed suicide at the
Thorndyke House, rs Green street,
Boston, Saturday night, by shooting
himself with a revolver. Dependency
because OF ili-health was the cause as
signed. Martin was suffering from
tuberculosis
The jury at Union City, Tenn, in the
case of Garrett Johnson and Arthur
Cloar, alleged Night Riders, charged with
the murder of Capt. Quentin Rankin Oct.
10. 1908, announced Saturday they were
unable to agree upon a verdict. The fore
man had stated that the Jury stood to
5" when he was stopped because the
judge directed the jury to retire for fur
Their consideration. The jury came into
court for the second time late in the af-
ternoon and reported that they We're un-
able to agree. Court was adjourned until
Monday. leaving the case with the jury
j. w. Bridge, So years old, superinten-
dent of the Pittsburg. Monongahela &
Washington Railroad, fired bullet into
his left side just below the heart Satur-
day at Monongahela, Pa. and is dying
at a hospital. Before he lapsed into I'M
consciousness Bridge said is was partly
an accident" He left a letter addressed
to his wife. who is on her way to Monon-
gahela.
Anonymous letters, written, say the po-
lice, by cranks, began coming Saturday
to the relatives of Alma Kellner, the s.
year-old girl who has been missing II
days from her home in Louisville, KY
One communication addressed to Frank
Fehr, millionaire brewer and uncle of the
missing child, demanded that $4,000 be
left at house on Preston street Upon
Investigation this letter was declared a
hoax by the authorities, and it is taken
as an example of all the KeIner mail of
this character. The opinion is growing
that Alma will nevet be seen again alive
and that her body will never be found
District Attorney Pelletier Saturday
at Boston. on recommendation of F.x-
Asst. Dist. Atty. Curtis, mol pressed
the indictments for conspiracy in the
steel case, as against lowering & Gar
rlSues Co., Foster NTilliken, Berlin
construction Co. and the N. f. Bolt
and Steel Co. Those defendants were
not tried with their co-defendants at
the recent trial that lasted II weeks.
In view of the acquittal of those on
trial Mr. Curtis recommended that the
indictment be mol pressed as to the
four defendants who did not go to
trial. There are still two indictments
und;sposed of against steel concerns,
one relating To the Broollline stree,
bridge job. the other to the Atlantic
avenue bridge job.
The Mann bill for the reorganization of
the government of the Panama canal
zone, which was reported favorably by
the House committee on interstate and
foreign commerce and was before the
House the latter part of last week, Will
meet with opposition in the form of a
minority report by three Democratic
members of the committee which report
ed the bill. Richardson. Ala, is drafting
report which will be signed by hi ,self
and Bartlett, Ca, and Peters, Mass. and
presented in the House soneti ne Def re-
the measure comes up for final action.