Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-04-22
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The council of the London Chamber OF
Commerce adopted Il resolution Friday to
accede to the request of the New york
Chamber of Commerce to cooperate with
it to bring about a treaty of arbitration
between Great Britain and the United
States as proposed by President Taft.
new post will be created AT Princeton.
it is reported at New York, to retain the
services of Dr. Henry Van Dyke, whose
RESIGNATION as professor of English liter
allure has been in the hands Of the board
of trustees for some time. should Or
Van Dyke decide to remain with the uni
versity it is said he will be- made ucan of
religious instruction and worship.
The Russian admiralty has ordered the
naval authorities at Libau TO begin prep
arations for the visit there III Juno of the
second division of the American Atlantic
fleet. The foreign office Friday in reply
10 the notification that the naval division
would visit Libau. Informed the american
embassy that Russia was exceedingly
happv over the honor to b. paid the
country.
Simple funeral services for Edward
A. Moseley, secretary of the Interstate
Commerce Commission who died at
Washington on Tuesday, We're held
Friday afternoon in st. PauTs Episco-
pal church, where the late secretary
worshipped when he lived in Newbury-
pert. Mass. lnasmuch rs funeral ser
vices We're held in Washington Thurs
day. the exercises at st Pauls church
consisted only Of brief prayers by the
rector, Rev. Arthur ". Wright.
ON the 18th anniversary of the rattle
of san Jacinto, which ended the strug-
gle which freed Texas from Mexico.
. monument was unveiled Friday at
Huntsville. TeX.. over the grave OF
General Sam Houston, who command
ed the Texan army. The monument
was erected by the state of Texas. VIII
liam J. Bryan WAS the orator of the
day. AlonZo steele, sole survivor of
the battle. was one of the participants
in the unveiling.
The assertions of Mrs Mary thompson,
I-year-old girl, who said she was
taken TO a disorderly house in Boston by
her husband on the night of her marriage
and that she was detained there for six
months for immoral purposes until she
escaped were only partly upheld by al
jury in the superior criminal court att
Boston Friday, when her husband was
found guilty Of deriving support from his
wifc's earnings. y verdict of mot gull
ty" was returned on the charge of de-
tanning his wife against her will in the
dsordcrly house in question Sentence
will be pronounced Saturday by Judge
Stevens. to whom the jury reported its
findings.
\ considerable diversion of export
grain to Boston, instead of Montreal.
is expected to result from Il reduction
in railroad rates from Buffalo to Bos-
ton. efforts to secure which were sue
cesSfully completed Friday by the Bos-
ton Chamber of Commerce. Both wheat
and corn are affected by the reduction
which is from 3-fC to fG per bushel. |
The new rates become operative April
- AMI continue until Oct. 81. 1t is |
predicted by Boston grain exporters
that the extent OF the detection OF
grain shipments will be great and that
increased steamship sailings from Bos-
ton will result
u. +. Deharticr was shot through
the head and Killed Friday on Lake st.
Ciair by a poss" of Mount Clemens, |
Mich, deputy sheriffs. The shooting
occurred within a short distance of
the cabin, where DcHarticr Thursday
shot and seriously wounded Deputy
Matthews. Officers in row.
boats had pursued Dehartier Thursday
and Thursday night from Mt. Clemens,
Mich. to the Canadian marshes and
the fugitive in his sailboat had re-
crossed Lake 81. clair and had almost
reached his home again when the
posse overhauled him ami it is said, |
fired the fatal volley after Dehartier
had first opened fire. 1t was said
Friday that Deputy Sheriff Matthews
will probably recover. Two dozen
small shot wern taken from the left
< de Of his head