Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-02
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Inc degree OIL DOCTOR VI Laws "'o
Tuesday conferred upon Bishop r. l..
Paddock Of Eastern oregon in connec-
ton with the exercises at Trinity Col
lege in observance of Founders day.
Four miners were instantly killed
by an explosion Tuesday in the Leon
ard mine, one OF the properties of the
Boston q Montana Co. at Butte,
Mont All Of tile victims were Finland
ers.
Charles Freeman, aged IA years, a
High school student OF Philadelphia,
comnltted suicide Tuesday by swal-
lowing carbolic acid, while respondent,
it is believed, because lie had been rep
rimanded by his parents for not doing
his best in school.
Citizens of Fort Dodge, Iowa, have
started movement to erect memo
rial to the late Senator Jonathan p.
Deliver. Two of the Wcaltlliest men in
the city have offered to donate 100
acres of land along the Dcs Moines
river to be named Dolliver park. 1t Is
also planned to erect a shaft there.
The recent statement of the Biaro Uni
versel, Madrid, the Spanish ministerial
organ, that King Alfonso would decline
to assume plenary powers in the settle
ment of the boundary dispute between
Ecuador and Peru and would propose
that the parties invest him only with the
faculties of friendly arbitrator, is con-
sidered official.
A contract was signed Tuesday at Rio
Janeiro by the minister of public works
and a syndicate of Paris bankers giving
the latter lease of the federal railroads
in the state of Bahia and providing for
the construction of extensions of the
lines. The Frenchmen secured control of
1873 miles of road. The cost of the extern
sions is estimated at $50, 100000 payable in
federal bonds.
The receivers of the Matheson Motor
Car Co of Wilkesbarre, Pa, Tuesday pc
titioned Judge Fuller to end the receiv-
crship and to turn over the business to
the MathcSon Automobile Co., which IS
increasing its capital stock to S2,65o,N0 to
effect the purchase. The receiverShip
was declared on July I. the company be-
ing solvent but temporarily embarrassed
financially.
Rear Admiral w. d. Barry assumed
command Of the Pacific cruiser fleet
Tuesday, relieving Rear Admiral Giles
+. Harber who is leaving for Homo
lulu next Monday The cruiser West
Virginia becomes the flagship of the
fleet, succeeding the California. which
has Dern delegated to the position OF
flagship Of the Second division. com
m2nd of which has been assigned to
Rear Admiral Chauncey Thomas.
Supt Of Insurance IIotchkiss of New
York has obtained an order, which has
been entered In the special term of the
supreme court for New York county, di-
recting him to liquidate the knights of
St John and Malta, a fraternal society
The society is composed of Al subordinate
lodges and has been transacting business
in five states, chiefly in New York and
PENNSYLVANIA, and in the Dominion of
Canada. The order to liquidate was
granted with the consent of the executive
officers of the society.
The official program of the Far Eastern
tour of Crown Prince Frederick William
of Germany was published Tuesday. 1t
does not provide for a visit to the Phil
ippnes, as had been suggested by Amer
lean Secretary of War Dickinson to En-
peror William. The crown prince and the
crown princess, Cecilie. will leave
Wednesday for Genoa, where they VIII
embark on the North German Lloyd
steamer Prince Ludwig. The crown prin-
cess will accompany the crown prince as
far as Ccylon, from which point she will
return. The crown prince will spend two
tn
Siam, the Dutch East Indies, Hong
Kong, canton. Shanghai. kiao Chau, Pc
king aud Toxic. returning by way of ST.
IBERIA in tn" middle of May. The crown
prince has an encourage of - chief of
whom is Lieut.. Gen. Count Iuchna, COM
mandcr of the Household Cavalry.