Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-01
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Senator Lodge, Thursday, will re-
new his efforts to have the Senate fix
date when general debate shall close
upon the arbitration treaties with
Great Britain and France.
An Italian warship took 10 prisoners
from a. native pearl fishing vessel. near
Perrin. Arabia, Tuesday, and killed
two of the men who tried to escape
by swimming ashore. The warship
bombarded two of the coast villages
on Jan. "a and Jan. y. 1t is expected
that Hodeida will be bombarded.
Historic st. Joseph's Academy, a
Catholic institution at Binghampton,
y Y, was practically destroyed by
fire. Wednesday night. Thirty-tiVe girl
boarders at the school and - sisters,
who we're in the building, escaped
without injury. The loss is estimated
at about $4,000
Civil War claims amounting to $1,561.5S3
are recommended for payment in a gen.
eral bill reported to the House, Wednes-
day, by the committee on war claims.
The sum of si56.3S6 is allowed to churches
and organizations for use of buildings
and property during the war; $1,035, $50 to
individuals for army stores and supplies,
and s59,576 to officers for pay withheld.
The so-called Weymouth Back river
bill was passed by the House. Wednes-
DAY. 155 to ia. The bill provides for
third the cost of building draw
bridge across the Back river near
Weymouth, Mass. The previous bridge
was destroyed in the construction of
government work.
The United Shoe Machinery Co. was
denounced as an illegal conspiracy
before the Senate interstate commerce
committee, Wednesday, at Washing
ton. by Charles II. Jones, a shoe man
ufacturer Of Boston. Mr.. Jones declar-
ed the Shoe Manufacturers Alliance
OF America, manufacturing about 40
per cent. of the shoes in this country,
wanted competitive conditions re-
stored.
It was learned, Wednesday, at
Puerto CorteZ, Honduras, that the
Honduran Congress has accepted the
resignation of Vice President Bogran
and has appointed DR.. Bertrand to
fill the vacancy. DIR. Bertrand was
made provisional president after the
successful revolution headed by Gen.
Bonilla against the administration of
President Davilla.
Bay Wood was given the decision in
his fight with Peter Sullivan, Wednes-
day night, at Fall River, Mass. The
crowd took unkindly to Referee
Diwneys decision, claiming Sullivan
should have been given "A draw. Wood
was in fine condition, while sullivan
showed he was far from his old time
form. Sullivan made Wood look like
an amateur by his clever boxing at
times, but his blows lacked force and
failed to bother Wood in the slightest.
Neither man was damaged.
The state department., following its
usual practice, will look into the report
that a colony of japanese is to be es-
tablished on the coast of Lower Calfor-
MIA on Magdalena bay. When colonists
take up lands under individual ownership
the departments rule has been to regard
such action as no infraction of the Mon
roe doctrine. 1t is pointed out that the
constitution of Mexico forbids the alien
alton of any of that nations territory.
That would appear to negative the idea
that Japanese sovereignty is to be estab-
lished over the proposed colony.
The japanese exclusion error, which
the state department discovered in the
Dillingham; immigration bill, was rec
titled, Wednesday. Secretary Knox
and Senator Lodge conferred with the
result that the immigration committee
probably, Thursday, will amend the
exclusion provision. 1t also was de-
cided to restore to the bill the provo
which had been stricken out that no
laien shall be denied admission to the
United States solely because of in
ability to speak the English language"
Tobe Snoddy, an ice dealer, one of
eight persons charged with white
Gaping Harvey Mcfarland, farmer,
was found guilty. Wednesday. at
Bloomington, Ind. The penalty is
term of from two to 10 years in prison.
but sentence has not been passed. An
appeal is probable. This is the first
conviction on a white Gaping charge,
although midnight floggings have been
common in the hill country of south
ern Indiana. A number of men during
recent years have been tried on SINH
lar charges, but attorneys say that
from fear, jurors have failed to re-