Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-03
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The colgne. Ger. Gazette's Berlin
dispatch SAYS that a majority Of the
maratime nations have already ar
cepted Germanys proposal for con-
ference to discuss the question of life
swing The place of meeting and the
date have not yet been given eonsid-
Grafton.
The steamer Mariana brought news
from Australia, Wednesday, to Vic
toria, b. c, of tidal wave IS feet
high which swept OYER the Fijian town
of Funa Point. wiping out the village
of so houses early last month. The
people were nearly all drowned and
the few survivors have nothing TO eat,
T. f. Galhreath, president of the
Second National Bank of Cincinnati,
ohio was arrested there Thursday.
by a United states marshal on q
charge OF misapplication of $4,000 of
the funds Of the bank, The bank was
recently discovered TO be in an embar-
raised coalition and is now being OPP
Grated by members of the Cincinnati
Clearing House Association.
Emil Boas of New York, American
representative of The Hamburg Amer
Jean Line, is SO seriously i'll at his res
i,ienee in Greenwich CT. that his ply
siciaBs. said, Thursday night. death is
hourly expected. Mr.. Boas was just
recovering from a severe attack of
grip when ptomair, poisoning develop
ed. His condition has been critical
since Monday.
According to a dispatch from Altus.
Okla. received Thursday night, in
Oklahoma city. Okla. the village Of
Korn. in a remote section Of Wasl1ita
county. practically was wiped out by
the tornado which swept through the
southwestern corner of Oklahoma.
last Saturday. Ii is reported. but not
possible to confirm, that Is persons
were killed at korn and number in
jured. Three persons are reported to
have been killed at Eldorado, Okla.
Suit against the Federal Sugar Re
fning Co for $4,000 was filed. Thurs
day. by the government in the federal
district court at New York. The
amount represents alleged back duties
on importation Of sugar entered at the
custom house between 1902 and 1909, a
difference due to recently discovered
errors in the original liquidated
weights Through an error in the draft
ing OF a paper it appeared that the
suit was for fun value instead of back
duties.
Premier Tang Shao vi and the rep
~rcsentatiycs of the foreign bankers
failed to agree. Thursday, at Pelxin
ON an arrangement for a loan. The
premier practically demands unlimit
cd funds with the most nominal sup
ervision The bankers are opposed to
floating Chinese bonds without thor
oueh supervision over expenditures.
The opinion is held that Tang Shao
vi is endeavoring to arrogate to him
self a practical dictatorship. the Presi-
dent. Yuan Shi Kai being temporarily
placed in the background
The full crew. bill was returned
unsigned to the Massachusetts Legis-
latura, Thursday, by Governor Foss.
The bill would compel railroads in
Massachusetts to carry six men ON ev-
cry train of so cars and five men on
trains having less than 80 cars. In re-
turning it to the Legislature without
his approval Gov Fossil stated that
his chief objection to ii is that the
number of men 1t determines upon
for the manning OF trains may not be
train or class of service. The bill was
| passed through the Legislature with
| only two votes against it in the House
and only one adverse vote in the Sem
!, ate