Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-14

naturalization Of the railways of Man.
churia, is declared at Pekn to be alb
solutely without basis in fact. China
has not as yet made public her atti-
| tude.' .-
| The demurrer and motions to quash
the indictments against f. Augustus
! Heinze for misapplication of bank
funds and against Arthur p Heinze
and other officers of the United Cop
per Co for obstructing justice were
to have been argued Thursday in the
federal court in New York City. Attor-
neys for the Heinzes, however, an
nounced their unreadiness to proceed
and the argument was put over to
Monday next.
| Rev. Gordon Warman, Methodist
minister. who disappeared from his
church at Woodstock, n. b., last Oc-
tober, without leaving any explanation.
met with no mishap, as had been fear
ed by the members of his congregation,
who have received word that their pas
tor IS now working a farm in Fisher
River. Selkirk, Manitoba. The clergy
man has notified his father that the
ministry wearied him and that he de-
cided to forsake it for agriculture.
Papers in case involving property
valued at $1,OoO,OoO and the future of
the Alexander Gibson Railway & Man
ufacturng Co. of Marysville, have been
filed in the supreme court of New
Brunswick. The Royal Trust Co., ID
branch of tie Bank of Montreal.
brought suit against the Gibson Co. for
the foreclosure of mortgage for $780,
| 900 and interest since Nov. 18, 1899, at
| 6 per cent. The Gibson Co. gave the
mortgage in guarantee of bonds which
are largely held by the Bank of Mon
| trcai.
With the declaration that they i'm
| tended to establish permanently in
the Black Hills nom union labor condi-
tons and to install the card system.
the arrangements of the 10 largest
mining properties in the hills Wednes-
day issued notice to their employees
that they could sign under the new
conditions before any outsiders were
imported. All the mines closed down
with the announced intention Of re-
Stunning operations as soon as suifl-
cient number of non-union men can DO
I.procured. More than 800 men are al
| fecteG, exclusive of the $500 at the
Homestead mine, now closed.
Contest over the will of Henry Pfaf
of Lexington, son of a Boston brewer
which was contested by Mrs. Christine
/ L. Pfaff- Bogart- Cass, his first Wl1e'
was ended Thursday by a Massacnu-
sets supreme court decision IN 1aVor
of the second wife, Mrs. Louise =.
Pfaff, now living in Germany. me
latter will receive the entire estate
amounting to 100000. The first Mrs.
Pfaff claimed that she had signed away
her rights as wife at the time of her,
divorce under misrepresentation. Subs
seouently she married Sergt. Mai.
James Bogart of the army, who COM.
mitted suicide in San Antonio, Tex,
| last week The woman is now living In
London as the wife of a Mr.. Cass !,
Character dispositions taken in New
York were introduced by Mrs. Maybell
Thompson Christy in the probate court
at GAINESVILLE, Ohio, Thursday in the
suit to obtain from her husband, How
ard Chandler Christy, the artist pos
session of their 12-year- daughter,
Natalie. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Christy
were in court, but the child WIS re-
| ported to tie acourt. TO be at the home
OF Attorney Durham representing the
artist. when asdefnand was made that
| Natalie be- produced The court he'd
that the little girl could remain at the
Durham Home. Afiidavtts also told Of
times when Mr.. Christy was under III {
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