Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-11-30
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

litical ring formed In the interior ae-
partment had caused his resignation
from the Indian service, Oct. l, were
denied, Wednesday, by the first assist
ant secretary of the interior, Samuel Adj
ans. The Womens Christian temper
ance Union interested itself in Mr.. 'oh"-
SONS behalf and it has been intimatea
that a congressional investigation might
result
The National Monetary Commission VIII
,naa+ SATURDAY.. at Washington TO con-
slider the plan of currency reform sus-
gested by ex-senator Nelson w. Alorie'i
of Rhode Island. If the commission
adopts Mr.. Aldrich's plan a sub-comih1'-
tee probably will be appointed to prepare
a bill to be introduced in Congress. some
of the members of the commission now
ever. express doubt of the possibility OIL
passing any currency legislation at this
session. 1t is believed. the Monetary
Commission will endorse the Aldrich
plan.
The 40-pound Rhode Island turkey,
milk-fed and entieing. which is to grace
the Thanksgiving table at the White
House. Washington, Thursday, arrived
in washington, Wednesday. II was
taken 10 the kitchen of the Executive
mansion and the chef began to plan n
dinner with the turkey as the attraction.
The managers of an apple show now
in progress in Washington will send the
President some of the finest apples to be
seen at the exhibition. and altogether
President Taft hopes to have fine
Thanksgiving dinner.
Ahrogation of the treaty with Rus
STA unless absolute equality be grant
ed American citizens travelling under
American passports was urged IN
statements made. Wednesday. at
meeting of prominent Jewish citizens
at Kansas City by United States sen
atcr James A. Reed and Rep William
p BorIand of Missouri. Both favored
the adoption of the measures pehalhs
in Congress to terminate the exlsuhg
treaty of 1882 with Russia.
The Austrian minister of justice, Herr
Haehenberger. was the center of storm
in the Relchsrath at Vienna. Austria,
Wednesday afternoon. He was defending
the government against the criticisms Of
the Czech deputies when the latter sud
denly rose in body and dashed toward
The tribune with the evident intention
man party headed off the GZechs and 4
fierce struggle ensued in front OF the
ministerial bench The tumult became so
terrific that the session was suspended
and the ministers fed the chamber The
clamor gradually subsidized.
A Negro dance at the Coke ovens
district, near sydney. c. r., late Tues
day night, broke up IN fight, IN
which one man was killed. Five Ne
eraes We're arrested, Wednesday. and
held pending an investigation of the
trouble. The man killed was George
Hatford, a native of Demerara. When
his person was searched by the police.
Wednesday. loaded revolver. some
money and a letter were found. The
five persons under arrest were present
at the time Hatford was killed. An
inquest was ordered.
New York brokerage and banking
houses, wednesday. received request
from the United states Steel Corpora
ton for n list of their shareholders.
The corporation, ii is understood. IS
seeking to learn the actual number OF
it's shareholders in order to show that
steel shares are not concentrated in
the hands of the so-called steel inter-
lists" hut are generally distributed all
over the world. The brokers are prom
ised that any information they give
will be treated confidentally.
The Japanese budget as finally COM
pleted was officially announced.
Wednesday. 1t shows the following
amounts in yens-a yen being equiv
alent to about SO cents in American
money. Receipts, ordinary, 40s 500. 000
extraordinary, 16. 100000. Expenditures.
ordinary. 400 500, 900; extraordinary, 49,
500 goo. The deficit shown by the 1I,aOo,-
AoO excess of expenditures over re-
CENTS will be met by using the exist
ing surplus, amounting to about 49,
o00,0e0 yen.
Marines of the United States may
soon have winter uniforms more COM
Portable anG serviceable Tor severe
weather than the uniforms now worn
by this branch of Uncle Sans service.
A board of officers composed OF Cot
7. e. Mahoney, Lieut.. Coils. Z. L. NC
Cauley, T. X. Cole. Major Dion WIZ
| liams and Capt. William l.. McCui-
| lick, is now inquiring into the SUD
iect and probably win make public
| the results of its Investigations within
! short time.
The time honored custom OF raining
off turkeys and chickens at Ihanks-
| giving by saloons and cafes is meeting
with disfavor in some parts OF Con-
| necticut, this year, and in Hartford
| and Thompsonville has been banned
! by the police. In those places the Or
| ders issued against the practice VIII
| be strictly enforced. In anticipation OF
| following the usual custom the saloon
lists in Thompsonville had laid In
| stock of some 500 chickens and turkeys
! and the order, therefore, is a severe
,, blow to them.
After but 20 minutes of deliberatiou,
4 Wednesday, at West Kingston, r. l., the
i jury which heard the evidence in the case
of Benin Cravagreer, charged with the
! murder of Joseph Brigham, Wednesday
| returned verdict of guilty. The evil
! denee against Cravagreer was largely cir
! cumstantial. Brigham was shot and kill
ed as he law abed at his home, on tht
night of Oct. 15, the shot being firet
through the window Cravagreer tool
the stand as the only witness in his de