Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-24
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The jury at Chicago in the trial of
Vincent Altman brought verdict of
not guilty Saturday Altman was ac-
cuseI of having exploded a bomb that
partly destroyed the central exchange
of the Chicago Telephone Co. June 81,
last
Slipping while descending stair
case in partially finished house at
Dwight and Maple streets. Holyoke,
Mass. Saturday, George f. Bullock.
"A. of Southbridge, fell the length of
the staircase, carrying down with him
several blocks Of concrete. One of these
crushed his head, killing him instantly
Senior Palacio, who had been chosen
to succeed Don Luis Pastor as secre-
tary of the Spanish legation at Wash
ington, will remain in Madrid for ser=
vice in the foreign office. Senior Ber-
mundeZ. second secretary of the Span
ish legation at Caracas was yesterday
appointed to be first secretary at
Washington.
Frank Schermerhorn, who is charged
with the murder of Sarah Brymer, the
nurse of the Barnes Compton family,
was transferred from the hospital to
10 the county Jail at Poughkeepsie. n.
Y, Saturday, having recovered from
the wound in his throat which he in
ficted on the day of the murder. He
seems to have reconsidered his desire
to die.
Mrs. John S. Kennedy, widow of the
last millionaire philanthropist, no long
e. heads the list of personal tax pay
ers in Now York. She has sworn off the
assessment of $G,000,000 which the city
had recorded against her. Her husband
lett $40, 900, COO Mrs. Russell Sage and
Andrew Carnegie were the next high
est to Mrs. Kennedy on the personal
rolls. Their assessments were S5,OO0.O0O
each and probably will remain un-
changed.
Clarence H. Venner of New York
brought suit in the circuit court at
Chicago Saturday to enjoin the pro-
posed merger of several South Side
street railways under the title of the
Chicago City & Connecting Railways.
]. Pierpont Morgan and other New
York and Chicago capitalists are made
defendants. Tenner brought the suit
as a stakeholder of the Chicago City
Railway. He cites the proposed issue
of stock and charges that it is the pur-
pose Ct j. 2. Morgan e Co. to 'un-
load" the stock en- the investing pub
Ii"
Asa Foster. an elderly clerk, was
relieved of $3.50 Saturday in an eleva-
tor in the Exchange building at Bos
ton while he was riding to the Office
of his employers, Auerbach, MacKen-
zje 2, Co, bankers and brokers. who
have offices on the fourth floor. The
loss was not discovered until he
reached the office The money was to
have been used in paying off employees.
Inspectors Harris and Robinson and
Snecial Officer Michael Burke of Di-
vision 2 were assigned to the case
Foster believes he was robbed by three
Young men who jostled him in the
elevator.
The Poneman Mills Co. at Taftville
Conn. is building an addition to its
plant and making a $4,000, 900 gallon
reservoir to supply it with water The
cost will he more than 100000 Ash
land Cotton Co. at Jewett City is
building a $4,000 addition and erecting
an electric power hous at Hopeville,
two miles above their plant, to supply
power New mills and additions are al
so going up in Montville, Sprague and
other neighboring towns, which. when
completed. will employ several thou
sand more hands at higher, wages than
ever before paid in cotton mills.tsrl f.