Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-03-14
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Fire at Kansas city. Mo. early Tues.
day morning, burned one garage, partly
destroyed another ruined more than 1o1
automobiles and badly damaged the Or
mond Hotel. The garages burned were
owned by Fetched Cowherd, Jr. and the
Dodge Robinson Motor ca. Tie loss will
exceed 100000.
The price of bitumnouS coal brought
TO Providence has risen within, a short
time from So 10 50 a ton. This increase
is caused the dealers declare, by for
efgn demand for the product, a shortage
in New England. and the high rates OF
transportation by water Coal carrying
craft are now receiving S1.10 a ton on
SOFT coal products from Baltimore, Nor
folk Newport News and Philadelphia To
Providence A year ago soft coal was
being brought to Providence from those
ports for so cents ton.
Lying on the rocks only 50 feet from
the Gayiota Cal, shore, where she
struck, Monday night, the tank steamer
Rosecrans of the Associated Oil Co...
fleet is practically a total wreck. Two
of her crew Were drowned and the re-
naming So and her commander, Capt
Johnson, are waiting at Gaviota Tor or
ders. The rolling and grinding Of the
vessels hull on the rock barrier caused
her to spring a leak, and being In dan
ger of capsizing Capt. Johnson ordered
that the valves be opened. The Rose
Grams was empty when she struck The
Falls of Clyde. a three-nasted sailing
vessel also owned by the Associated on
Co, narrowly escaped being wrecked,
but, late Tuesday, the sea became calm
and the ship found safe anchorage near
the shore.
After search that has been geing on
since last October, Guido Leoni, eonsil=
cred by the police to be oHe Of the meat
est thieves on record, las been located
in Philadelphia, and Pairoman Mckiu=
non left Boston, Tuesday afternoon. -
eXtradite him. Leoni WITS arrested last
october, by McKinnon IN the Back Bap.
after Il chase of over a mile. He was
charged with having robbed the poor
box in st Cccilias church in the Back
Bay by means Of a corset steel with
the end dipped in cement When ar
! ragned iii court he secured a eontinu-
| anee and was released on $500 bonds, inn
mediately leaving the city and being do
faulted when his ease was called He
has several New York records.
Just before the city police court 1T
| Boston adjourned. Tuesday AFTERNOON,
the bail IN the case of Herman Lewlnski,
the 6S-year-old salesman accused of hav-
ing shot Broker spencer K, hin, Monday
forenoon, was increased $1,000 at the re-
quest of attorneys who appeared IN be
half of the injured man AT the previous
arragnment the old man pleaded not
| guilty to tho charges aad bail to THE
amount Of $500 was demanded when he
was held for the grand Jury by judge
sullivan. The 5000 increase makes tie
bail now demanded S5S0e and The Old
man has been unable to secure anyone
to 80 his bond Before his case goes 10
the grand jury he will undoubtedly be
examined by an alienist. Hilrs condition
remains unchanged and his recovery Is
| felt certain
Raymond 6 Morgan. who gave his age
| az % years and his home as Providence,
x, T. IS under arrest at Hartford. Ct,
charged with robbing the home of John
| q. Hawley, last Monday night, or jew
eiry to the value OF several hundred dol
| lars. When arrested he had on his per-
son jimmy which the police described
as the best they have seen for some
time, a brooch and an opal stickpin. The
brooch he had endeavored TO sell at sew
eral pawn snops previous to his arrest.
When first arrested Morgan denied
knowledge of the robbery, but later, ac-
eording to the police, admitted his guilt.
saying that he was on his "uppers" and
| entered the house looking for money,
| but not finding IL, took the ieWeiry, Nor
gan is well dressed refined and athletic
| in appearance.