Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-30

fish and the sale of smoked and iced
fish has almost entirely ceased.
The statistics for the diocese of
Boston issued. Friday, by Rev. FIR
William b. Finnigan, acting chancel-
Tor, give the Catholic population as
about 100000. In the Catholic schools
there are 57,2S1 children, while the
total number of young people who
We're under Catholic care during the
year, was 59.32S. In the eight hospi-
tails in the diocese. 30,521 out patients
were treated, while 1888 regular pa
TENTS Were cared for.
Immediately after he had been senten-
ced to death by Judge John A. Evans for
killing his friend, Frank Beck last Sep
TENDER, Frank Maley between sobs in
criminal court at Pittsburg, Pa, Friday,
confessed that he had ambushed Beck
in a lonely road in Moon Run township
and shot him five times at the instigation
of Mrs. Beck, who, he said. planned the
crime and offered him 500 of her hus-
bands savings for doing So 1t was
necessary for deputy sheriffs to carry him
back to his cell.
Handicapped by high wind and extreme
cold, the firemen of Marsboro. Mass,
had hard fight, Friday night, fighting a
blaze in the a. p. Howe box mill. The
fire started in a carpenter shop on the
upper floor of the building and as it
broke through the roof the wind sent
showers of sparks in every direction, set
ting fire to a dozen roofs. The smaller
blazes were put out without serious dam
age, but the box factory suffered a loss
of about $4,000. The cause of the fire is
not known.
Edward Stanley, who killed himself
in Denver, Friday, was former comp
trollcr of the Waters Pierce Oil Co
He was considered an expert ac
countant and at the Office OF the oil
company it was said he was the first
man to audit the accounts of the
United States steel Corporation and
that he introduced the system of
bookkeeping now used by the eorpor-
alton.
Norsignor Anthony Mendes Belle,
the patriarch of Lisbon and the hish-
ops of the various provinces sent n
collective letter, Friday. TO the Pres
idcnt u the Portuguese republic, aSK
ing him 10 withdraw the decree OF
punishment issued, Thursday, against
Mgr. Bello, the bishop of Guards and
the administrator of the diocese Of
Oporto. The prelates declare that the
decree is Il violation of the Portu-
guesc constitution, which guarantees
the liberty of the Catholic church.
Clifford w. Hartridge. the attorney for
Harry X. Thaw during his first trial Tor
the murder of Stanford White, was clear
ed by the appellate division of the New
York supreme court, Friday, of the
charge brought by the Bar Association of
New York that he tried toe suppress tes-
timony and obstruct the course of Justice
during his preparation of Thaw's defence.
The charges We're ordered dismissed by
vote by the five justices of the court
of TO 2 The accusations were made in
connection with a suit brought by the at
torney against Thaw's mother, Mrs Ma
ry c. Thaw. to recover 100000 for his
services.
The drowning of three men who left
their homes in Westport, Mass,
Thursday afternoon, TO go duck hunt
ing on Great Island in the Westport
river, became known. Friday. The men
e'At <Aibtit -dpSDtlr II years Ola,
Leland X. White. %. and Elmer Z.
Cadworth. ~. \ searching party, FRI
day, found their boat floating bottom
up, while one OF their dogs VAS stand
ing in the duck stand on the island 1t
was learned that the men We're seen
during the afternoon trying To reach
shore by seulling, having lost the oar
lock. 1t is supposed that in the high
wind the boat became unmana geable
and was eapsized.
Going into enc of the private lava
tories at the Union station at Provf-
dence, r.. L., Friday night, Alexander
Pettne of * Fruit street, Fall River.
stood before the looking glass and
sent TWO bullets into his right temple.
He was hurried TO the Rhode Island
hospital, where he died within few
rninutes after his arrival. Pettine had
in his possession several letters adj
dressed To him and also a post card
written in FAN River, Thursday morn
ing, and addressed to his father. The
letter read: Forgive and forget me
for doing this Pray for me and God
bless us all No reason was assigned
for the suicide.
Nothing has yet been done by the
way of Intervention TO end the great
cotton mill strike at Manchester Eng.
which has thrown 100000 weavers out
of work and placed on half pay an
equal number of spinners. Both sides
to the dispute appear determined not
to yield and the situation remains
practically unchanged. Joel and Sarah
Riley, who refused to join the union,
caused the trouble. have been COM
PEELED to leave their home at Accrine-
ton on account of the hostile demon
STATIONS against them. The locked
out operatives so far, are uneoncern-
ed over the strike and treat it az an
agreeable extension of their Christmas
holiday.