Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-18
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Dr. c. H. Buck, charged with poison
ing his wife with cyanide potassium last
November, was found guilty of murder
in the first degree Wednesday at Green's
burg, Kan.
The first chamber of the States Gem
eral at The Hague Wednesday adopted
without revision the bill combating
immortality. The measure Includes
the prohibition of totalzator betting
and book making at the race courses.
Selection of next years meeting place
comprised the principal task confronting
visiting soldiers to the 2fst reunion of
United Confederate Veterans Wednesday
at Little Rock, Ark. The annual parade
will take place Thursday.
The altar in St Peters Roman Catho-
lie cathedral ut Erie, Pa, was eonse-
Grated Wednesday by the Most Rev. Dio-
mede Falconio, Papal delegate to the
United states. who celebrated Pontifical
high mass. Earlier in the day Bishop
John f. Fitzmaurce of the Erie diocese
consecrated the cathedral building and
blessed the outer and inner walls.
The Gcrman-Amercan potash con-
| ference Wednesday at Hamburg reach
ed full agreement regarding the price
OF potash and for an adjustment of a
supereontingent tax. The text of the
agreement is now being drafted and
new contracts will be arranged imme-
| diately
\ bill providing that all aeroplanes.
| dirigible balloons and gliders shall be
registered with a fee of $40 and that
ali operators shall obtain a $50 license.
was reported in the Massachusetts
House Wednesday by the committee
| on public health. fhe bill also makes
ali owners of machines liable for dam
| ages which such machines may cause.
Samuel S Bogart vice president of the
| United Wireless Telegraph Co. and one
of the six officers of the concern indicted
for misuse of the mails pleaded guilty
Wednesday at New York Sentence will
not be imposed while the other defend
ants are on trial Mrs. Lillian b. Chase
of Bangor. Me-. testified Wednesday re-
garding the methods used to induce her
to buy 20 shares of the company's stock
at SIS share.
At Wednesdays session OF the am
nun convention of the Massachusetts
Grand Court of the Foresters of
America, al Holyoke, Mass. the fol-
lowing officers were elected: Grand
chief ranger. William ]. Mitchell of
Arlington; grand treasurer. William
f. Duncan of Warren; grand secre-
tary. William Fl. Stafford of Lowell;
grand recording secretary, Walter #.
Flynn OF Blackstone.
The court of criminal appeals
Wednesday at Austin, Texas. reversed
and rnmanded the case of Sergeant j.
D. Manley a Dallas Guardsman, sens
fenced for life for killing Louis Richen-
stern, a spectator at the celebration of
President Taft's visit in Dallas two
years ago. Manley bayonetted Richen-
stern as the latter attempted to pass
the guard lines. Manley said the kill
ing was an accident Guardsmen all
over the United States have Contrib
utad to Manley's defence fund.
Henry Seyfried, attorney for J. ].
McNamara, secretary and treasurer of
the international Iron Workers Union,
brought suit Wednesday in the circuit
court at Indianapolis to determine If
Police Judge Collins had proper juris-
dction to turn over Mcnamara to the
California authorities April %. when
out of the state. In the suit, it is al
legged that the extradition proceedings
of Mcnamara were irregular and the
attorney asks that the action be set
aside.
a. v Hardle, an amateur aviator, was
killed at Dominguez field at Los Angeles,
Cal, Wednesday while trying out an
aeroplane Hardle was about 80 years
old and had a biplane built at the avia-
ton camp and made his first flight Tues
day. Against the advice of his instruct
ors, Hardle went up again Wednesday
and when at a height OF about 100 feet
lost control of the machine and plunged
to the ground. His body was badly man
gled. Hardle recently went to Los An
geles from Marseilles, Ohio.
The annual meeting of the Anaconda
Copper Mining Co. was held Wednesday
at Anaconda, Mont, the directors being
reelected The annual report makes
public for the first time the price paid
for the Butte mines of ex-senator w. a.
Clark, transfer of which was announced
six months ago. The consideration is
given as $4,000 600 and the properties were
transferred by the Amalgamated Copper
Co. to the Anaconda for 900 shares of
Anaconda stock The reports show
profit of $4214,o23 for the six months end
ed on Dec 81.
Drury Lane theatre in London was
transferred into n fairy bower Wednes-
day night at the gala performance Of
Bulwer Lytton's old comedy money"
given in honor of the German Emperor
by star cast, which left the principal
roles in half the London theatres in the
hands of under-studies. The play was
presented with great success. A long line
of people waited for more than "a hours
at the entrance to the theatre TO get adj
mission to the unreserved seats. One of
the interesting features Of the perform
ance was the singing of the Emperor's
composition, Song to Aegir."
Aeroplane literature figured in the
federal courts at Boston Wednesday
when the Boston publishing house of
Small, Maynard & Co, filed a bill in