Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-05-24
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Four of the Odell bills, providing for
the acceptance by the stae of the gift
of land and money from Mrs. Harri-
man and others, for the purpose of ex-
tending the public park along the west
bank of the Hudson river to New
burgh, passed the New York Senate
Monday night.
Based on the assessors returns
which are complete for all but two of
New Bedford's Is precincts, the popu-
lation of New Bedford as of May 1, is
106,914. According to the last census
figures, special enumeration made in
1906, the population was 1908. show
ing a gain in four years Of 1886.
DIR. j. L. Magnes. one of the best
known rabbis in the country, resigned
Monday night from the Rabbianate of
Temple Emanuel. at Fifth avenue and
AID street, because he is out of SYM
pathy with the Jewish reform move
ment as now directed by its leaders.
His resignation was accepted.
More than half Of the 40 strike
breakers who were imported into
Woonsocket, r. l., from Boston last
Wednesday by the Torrington Building
Co. as a result of the strike of $50
Italian building laborers, refused to re-
turn to work Monday and stated that
they would either join the ranks of the
strikers or return to Boston.
Colonel Frederick v. Abbott of the
United States engineers, assumed
charge Monday of the New England
district, in place of Lieutenant Colonel
nj p,1r no in,
mand of the district since June, 1906
In addition to the engineers work Col
Abbott is also responsible for all light
houses on the New England coast ant
Lake Champlain.
| An estate of $6,35S,487 was left by
the late General William F. Draper Of
| Hopedale, Mass, who died at Wash.
ington last February. The inventory
of the estate was filed in the probate
court at Worcester Monday by the
executors under the will, Oliver H
Lane. the secretary of the deceased
and Attorney w. K. Richardson Of
Nahant. The inventory shows per-
sonal property of the value Of 1894.
087 and real estate worth $24,400.
| A hearing was given in the Fall
River district court Monday in the
cases Of Wilfred st. Martin and Louis
| Gilbeau. on the charge of manslaught-
err. They are accused of having been
responsible for the death of Henry
Bonnoyer on the morning of May It.
as the outcome Of q quarrel in which
the three men were involved, after
having been participants in the fes-
| tivities of wedding. Judge McDon.
ough held them both in $25O0 bonds fol
the grand jury.
The kissing of steam probably saved
1 the lives Of three men who were ir
the engine room of the Charles A
Brickley Novelty Works at Cranston
X. l., Monday a few moments befor,
the boiler exploded, wreckfng that
| portion of the plant and entailing
loss estimated at $4,000. One of tn
men heard the noise Of the escapinl
steam and fearing that something wa
wrong, notified his companions. VIII,
retreated from the building barely il
time. No one was injured, as the ex
plosion occurred before the factor,
| help had arrived.
Fire transformed the steam lighte
| "aauoS .. / oIdHdndH INTO a nOatlnS Dill
lar of flame Monday night when the yes
| sci burned to the waters edge on LonI
| Island sound. So quickly did the flame.
| spread that Capt. William Gull and hi
| four men had to leap into the water t
save themselves after lowering a lifeboat
Then they climbed into the boat ant
rowed ashore. Deserted. the lightel
drifted shoreward, threatening other yes
sells near Classon's Point. She was final
~ towed out Of reach of the shipping
The fire boat was unable to save boat OF
cargo. No estimate Of the loss could bs
| obtained
John Anthony. Syrian youth, who
was detained in quarantine at North
Adams, Mass. as a leprosy suspect
escaped during Sunday night and the
police have been unable to find any
trace of him. 1t is believed that An
thony is making his way through
| Vermont to Canada and that he viii
seek to return to Syria. sailing from
some Canadian port. The Syrian hat
been under observation since last
Thursday. A physician who has made
an especial study Of leprosy said
that Anthony was suffering from the
dread disease and arrangements wer,
made to remove the man Monday Il
Penikese Island in Buzzard's hay, the
Massachusetts leper colony.