Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-21
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

President Gomez Of Venezuela has
removed the export tax on coffee, cocoa
and hides for the purpose of stimulat-
ing trade. 81
The General synod of the Reformed
Presbyterian church of North America at
the annual meeting at Philadelphia
Thursday reelected Rev. j. Y. Joyce of
that city to fill the position of stated
clerk.
Discussions on various subjects Of in
terest to the denomination in the state,
the reports of session committees and the
state superintendent, Rev. Chas. Conk-
ling, and other convention business occu-
pied the forenoon session Thursday of
the Massachusetts Universalist conven-
ton at Maiden The session was opened
by Rev. Sidney ]. Willis.
One of the five fugitives who escaped
last Saturday night from the prison
camp and hospital at Rutland. Mass,
was captured Thursday at Albany. N. Y.
according to a telegram received Thurs
day night by George c. Erskine. supern-
tendent of the camp. The arrested man
is Henry V. Tyler, a colored youth. None
have been captured.
The four children of Ernest Oldfield.
harness maker, in the northern suburbs
Of Toronto. Ont. were burned to death
Thursday evening as the result of the eX-
plosion of a lamp in the house. The vic
Tins were aged /, g. S and years. The
mother and 9-year-old son escaped by
jumping from window but were badly
burned
Raymond ]. Calnan, 10-year-old son of
Mrs. Ellen Calnan. was struck and run
over by an automobile while riding BIZ
cycle late Thursday at Somerville Mass,
and later died at the Somerville hospital
of his injuries. The automobile was own
ed and occupied by Mrs. Caroline c. Cove
of Lafayette street. Salem. The chauffeur.
Arthur ]. Russell of Salem. was arrested
and charged with assault and battery.
He was bailed out by Mrs. Cove.
Testimony tending to support the self
defence plea Of William BilD Jones.
known as President Garfield's would-be
avenger. who is now on trial at New York
for second degree murder in connection
with the killing of John A. Mcpherson. a
farm hand employed by Jones at the lat
ter's home near New York city Oct. II
last. was offered Thursday. The defence
will conclude and the case probably will
be given to the jury Friday.
Anxious to catch the ball on the ex-
.pected third strike. 9-year-o.d Arthur Bur-
roughs. who was catching in a scrub"
game, was killed Thursday evening at
Central Falls, r. l., when the bat which
Earlne Payne had swung to hit the bali
struck Burroughs over the heart. The
boy died instantly. Medical Examiner
Marshall pronounced death to be acciaen-
ia! and the police will take no action in
the matter.
The sheep camp of Taylor Bros,
near Athchee, Colo, was raidel by a
band OF cattlenen Wednesday. Three
sheep hcrders were beaten and tied to
trees and the raiders then killed 5000
head of sheep, the slaughter occupying
almost the entire day. The raiders es-
capped to the hills. The Taylor range.
possession Of which has been contested,
is in a desolate part of western Colo
RADIO Several murders have occurred
IN quarrels over 1t.
The dean of Westminster's refusal
to permit the ashes of George Meredith
to be inferred in the abbey appears to
be final and he declines to give any
reason for his attitude. No effort has
been spared to induce the dean and
chapter to reconsider the matter, but
in vain. The newspapers are loud in
their reproaches Of the dean for his
deplorable failure to recognize the ma
TONS wish and in the discharge of the
sacred duty vested in him as guardian
of the national valhalla.
Lord Ronaldshay. at public meet
ing Thursday night at London. made
an abject apology for an attack which
he had made at recent political meet
ing upon the Countess of Granard, for
merly Miss Beatrice Mills Of New York.
He had alluded to the countess as a
dumped American heiress who HAD
been fortunate enough to secure a IT,
tie" In his address tonight, Lord
Ronaldshay said that he wished to
apologize for what he admitted, on
thinking it over. was "a singularly i'll
chosen joke
Come at once to the Grand Union ho-
tel. I'm up here and must see you on
urgent business" This was the message
Charles E. Sexton, an insurance broker,
gave to his son over the telephone late
Thursday at New York City The son
hurried to the hotel and entering a room
his father had engaged found him uncon-
scious and dying as the result of wounds
from six bullets which he had sent crash
ing through his mouth. Death ensued
few hours later The insurance broker
r,oa 20 WAITS o1d Ruofneua yvnrrv was
the probable cause Of Ills act.