Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-04-11
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

| derbilt's Mirifior III third. Mr.. Pliers
Padoue II won. the Prix Des Glacis.
| Prince Henry of Prussia was pas
senger Monday at Darmstadt. Ger
| man. with August Euler in Il rev
aeroDlane invented by the grand duke
of Hess. The machine is reported to be
remarkably fast.
| Stephen Crawford candidate for mayor
| of Alton, ILL.,, Monday deposited 5000 in
an Alton bank as a pledge to be forfeited
| if he is elected and fails TO close saloons
on Sunday, as he declares in his platform
| he will do.
| The battleships Minnesota and Vermont
which have completed target practice off
| the Virginia coast, arrived Monday at the
| Philadelphia navy yard. Both ships will
| be given thorough overhauling and will
be prepared for their summer cruise.
The Elvaston Castle selling plate of 1O6
sovercigns. for all ages, distance five fur
! longs, was run Monday at Nottingham,
Eng. and won by II. Z. Whtneys Black
Venue filly. Dublin Girl was second and
Simon Melton third. There were L start
erS.
The reported recent increases in
mileage on some parts of the New
Yor New Haven & Hartford Railroad
system in Massachusetts will not be
Investigated by the Legislature. The
Senate Monday, without debate. rev
iected tie order for such an inVsstiga
tion passed b. the House last week.
4 last effort To obtain favorable con-
sideration by the Massachusetts LegiS-
l,t,
failed in the Senate Monday, only six
| members voting in favor of woman
suffrage bill. while there were i votes
against it. The House defeated the
same bill last week by 2 large major
| ity.
| \ movement in favor of biennial cleo
| tions for all Massachusetts state officers
and members of the Legislature found
| favor in the House Monday when a re-
solve for such an amendment to the con-
sttution was substituted" for an adverse
report by committee by vote of 1856 to
63. The resolve does not interfere with
the annual sessions of the Legislature.
but provides that members of that body
may be recalled after the first session.
The board of health took possession
| Monday of Brook Hall. Barnard College.
and placed under quarantine nearly 100
girl students. Scarlet fever has broken
out, but Dean Gildersleeve says there is
so far only one case. now under care in
Minturn hospital. Windsor Hail. one of
the wings of Brook Hall, was fumngated
and the occupants were told they could
go home.
Mrs. +. L. Davies. or Dorc, appeared
before Surrogate Cohalan Monday at New
York and repudiated any claim that She
had made that she was a widow of the
late Thomas T. Eckert, whose will is be-
ing contested. Surrogate Cohalan allowed
the woman to go after she had made this
statement, and her son, James y. pore.
promised to take care of her.
A general strike of workingmen was be-
gun Monday at Lima. Peru, In sympathy
with the employees OF factory who are
cut as the result of dispute with the
nagement The authorities ordered all
the saloons closed and the usual police
on The streets have been reinforced. TIL"
workingmen paraded during the day. but
there does not appear to be any danger of
disturbances.
Frank J. Reede the boy who is charged
with robbing the body OF dead man in
New York Friday, was formerly an in
mate of two institutions of correction in
Providence, X. l., at both OF which he
bore the reputation of being bad boy"
Seven years ago he was in the Prairie
| Avenue Childrens Home. a Roman Cath
| ole institution, and was more recently
confined at the Sockanosset State Reform
school.
| L. III. Fitzhugh, first vice president,
and Cy Warman, general assistant at
| torney Of the Grand Trunk system.
and Geo. c. Jones. general manager OF
| the Central Vermont Railroad, arrived
| Monday in Boston. Mr.. Fitzhush and
Sir. Jones left later for Providence,
where they have business in conpec-
ton with the Grand Trunk extension
| into Rhode Island. Mr.. Warman will
go to Providence Tuesday. where he
will, speak Tuesday night before tie
| University Club on the Railway and
the West"
| Harvey Phillips, alias Frank Cody, in
dicted in New York few weeks ago on
the charge of shipment of arms and am
munition out Of this country under tthe
designation of household effects, the arms
having been sent, 1t is alleged. to Mexi-
can insurrectos. was arrested Monday at
| Washington. Phillips was taken before
the United States commissioner, admitted
his identity. waived heaiapg aud gave
bond for his appearance in New York at
the May term Of court. Thomas S..Hop-
| kins of counsel for the rerolutionists in
Washington qualified on Phillips bohd
After adopting resolutions favoring
international peace. the East German
Conference OF the. MethodistsE Episcopal
church in session at Philadelphia adj
| journed Monday to me4$ mkt year in
! brooklyn. The Resolutions praise Pres
ident Tafts efforts to, bring about q
arbitration treaty betweeD the United
state. and Crest Britain J3a1shop =