Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-08-06
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The depositors and other creditors of
the Bank of St. Stephen of ST. Stephen.
N. B., are to receive SO 1-3 per cent. on
their claims on Aug. Is.
The Japanese military commission has
arranged with the company controlling
the Wright aeroplane patents in Germany
to buy Wright machine for the Japan
ese army.
The Connecticut Republican state CEN
trail committee Friday selected Sept. l3
and IA as the dates for the state conven-
tion to nominate state officers and con-
gresham at-large.
The Munich, Bavaria, Friday dis
solved the marriage of Felix Mottl,
the famous Bavarian orchestral con-
ductor and former conductor of the
Philharmonic Orchestra in New York
and his wife, Henrietta Standhardtner.
The illness of Prosecutor Mott has
caused postponement of the trial at
Newark, N j., of the three Wardlaw sis
ters, accused of having caused the death
of Ocey w. M. Snead, the East Orange
bathtub victim, until Sept. II.
The Liberian minister at London, ]. c..
Rommelin. has gone to Paris to try to
smooth down French susceptibilities in
connection with the American proposal
to refund the national debt of Liberia
and grant financial assistance to the lit
tile Negro republic in Africa.
The railways of the United States
during the months of January, Febr-
uary and March, 1910, killed 100: 21,-
we're injured. This was an increase of
ACC killed and Clio injured as compared
with the corresponding period Of last
Year. There were 10 killed on electric
railways and 669 injured.
Irregularities totalling almost $l4S,OOO
are shown in the report of an examina-
tion of the accounts of Jefferson county,
Ohio. by State Examiner John A. Bliss.
covering a period of nearly four years,
given out Friday by the state accounting
bureau. Twelve thousand, one hundred
and thrty-seven dollars is charged
against officers and ex-officers and rep
resents illegal fees.
net increase of 4445 new officers and
emplOyments in the government machin-
cry of the United States resulted from
legislation enacted in the second session
of the 61st Congress. according to the
annual book on appropriations and new
officers issued Friday. The increase in
the number of new officers and employ
ments means a net increased cost to the
government of $4459.S27.
Heavy earthquake shocks were record
ed on the sesmograph at Georgetown
University Thursday night. lasting for
a period of Al minutes. The shocks began
at SAC p. M. and continued until 933
They consisted of two maximum shocks
and a series of lesser disturbances In
dications were that the center of the dis
turbance was about 1000 miles from
Washington.
AS result of the merger just ef-
fected OF the large drug corpora tions OF
Hegeman & Co., and William B. Riker
Il Son Co. of New York City, the re-
tail business of the combined company,
known as the Riker & Hegeman Co.
may be extended to other cities and a
chain of stores may ultimately be es-
tablisked throughout the United States
The merger affects 80 stores in New
York CITY and several in Boston.
Forsaking home and in the garb of a
boy following the man she loved, Rose
Foster of Pische, New, moved tramps to
pity by the treatment she received in
hobo camp at Salt Lake City. The ho-
boes telephone the police and the girl is
now on her way home in care of her
father. The girl became infatuated with
Frank Collier and disguised as a boy.
took to the roads with him. They went
to Salt Lake City and Collier ordered her
to beg and upon her refusal he beat her.
The hohOaS informed tho polica
Judge Morton in the supreme court
at Boston Friday handed down a de-
cision granting to the four brothers of
Clarence l.. Glover, the murdered Wal
than laundryman. re-hearing OF
their contest to break their brothers
will. The new hearing will be before
jury and judge of the supreme
court in East Cambridge in October
This decision overturns the decision
handed down by Judge Mcintyre of the
probate court, who ruled in favor of
Mrs. Lillian NJ. Glover, widow of the
murdered man, and Seymour Glover.
A search started Friday for James
Farrar, Spanish War veteran, who
has been missing since Tuesday. re-
suited in the finding of his body at his
home at Norwell. Mass. The police
broke into the house and in one of the
rooms found the body. Farrar is said
to have been drinking freely of late and
it is believed that upon returning to
his home Tuesday night the last time
he was seen alive, committed suicide
by taking poison. Farrar, who was
about 40 years of age, was a native of
Brockton, Mass.
Sold into wedlock, bound in ropes
during a honeymoon that ended when
her husband slashed her throat, Mary
Davidso. 16 years old. the alleged wife
of Jaimico Davidso of Gary. Ills, is in
a Chicago hospital, while her husband
is in Jail. According to her story she
was sold by her parents for $500 and
delivered in ropes at the ceremony in
which she took no part. The order OF
the court few days ago not to molest
her so angered her husband that he
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