Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-02-03
CONDENSED DISPATCHES


Edward Fl. Rowell of Amesbury was
appointed clerk of the Newburyport
police court Wednesday by Governor
Draper at the meeting of the Executive
Council. IN" tN
The French Bark Emile Siegfred
which arrived at Dublin Feb. ], from
Portland oregon, reported that four CT
her crew were washed overheard. ard
drowned during severe storm Oh
Jan 30. II
K communication received irons the
Bulgarian government and published
Wednesday in Vienna characteriZes as
pure invention" the reports OF strain
ed relations between Turkey and Bull
garia and preparations for war.
Willie Hoppe got away to flying
start in his 1500-point championship
1872 balk line. billiard match with Ora
Morningstar, which began Wednesday
night at Pittsburg, Pa, by scoring 500
points to Morningstar's 312.
Sir George Drummond, senator, pres
dent OF the Bank OF Montreal presl-
dent of the Canadian Sugar Refinery
Co. and one of the foremost captains
of industry. in, Canada. died Wednes-
'day at Montreal. He was 81 years Of
age.
Announcement is made by the truss
tees of the University Of Pcnnsylva
mia that gift of 100000 has been re-
cciveG for d chair in the medical de
partment in the institution. Further
particulars of the gilt VIII be an
nounced on university Day" Feb O..
Inquiries from abroad concerning tie
startling stories which have bccn
printed i'll portion Of the American
press and purportinS to describe the
ravages of Il flood III Venice have
caused both surprise ana amusement.
The city of canals has not been 50
thrt atened with damage.
Pending an examination into the ac-
counts of Town Treasurer Francis T..
Bent of Sudbury. Mass, whore a dc
ficiency of about $1,000 has been found,
the se!ectmen stopped payment of all
outstanding town checks. 1t was stat
ed that moor bookkeeping was respon-
sblc FOR the discrepancy.
Mary Latte. grief crazed at seeing
her seven ear-old daughter Anna
crushed to death under the wheels of II
truck in 9th avenue. New York City
Wednesday night. turned screaming on
the driver and tried repeatedly to stab
him with a hat pin. The police re-
strained her, while the driver, James
Clinton. was hustled to a station house.
Industrial. peace reigned again
Wedn asday in the Lynn shoe factories,
where Tuesday the lasting machine OPP
orators Quit work to enforce de-
mand that upper leather wetters be
provided by the companies to prepare
tile leather for the lasting machine OPP
orators. The strike affected 20 facto-
RIGS but by Wednesday afternoon all
the manufacturers had agreed to the
demand.
Five colleges and two universities
were the recipients of conditional gifts
and appropriations made by the Rookie
Teller fund Of the General Education
Board. which held its seventh annual
meeting Wednesday in New York City.
The Following were among those which
received gifts: Williams college, $780,
600 on condition that the college raise
an endowment of 100000: Women s
College. Brown University, Providence
r. L.. $4,000 toward 100000.
That horrely household article, the
ironing board. saved the life of Mrs
Mary Covert. in Brooklyn Wednesday
When fire swept through the apartment
house in which She lives. Mrs. Covert
remained to pack up valuables and
found her escape cut off. A cool head