Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-11
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Inspector of Police James o,Neil of
Chelsea, Mass, died, Wednesday night
: ste nome in Chelsea He was single
eculI champion of New England.
ur. Nathan Mayo, chairman of the
board of United States pension ex~
aminers since 1885, and one of tho
most prominent physicians at Hart
ford, Conn, died, Wednesday night.
aged 70.
The body found, Wednesday, in
Grassy bay, New Jersey. near the
scene of the accident to the dirigible.
Akron, was, Wednesday, identified as
that of Walter Gest, who was a pas
sepger on the balloon.
The French Chamber of Deputies.
Wednesday night. adopted the govern
ment electoral reform bill by vote of
$50 to 2l7. The bill provides. FIRST tor
the abolition of the system of small con-
stituencies originally established, in
1876, whereby each eleetor votes for one
deputy only. and for return to the sys-
tenn of list voting, whereby each elector
votes for as many deputies as the entire
department has to elect.
The 18th annual Founders day OBJ
servance of the George Junior Repub-
lie was held, Wednesday at Freeville,
n. Y. The feature of the exercises
which were attended by many promi-
nent persons was the marriage of two
former citizens, Ethel T.. Kelly OF Au-
burn and James O. Walsh of Boston
The wedding was the elimination OF
romance begun several years ago,
when both were citizens of the repub-
lie and is the first marriage ceremony
TO be solemnized in the junior repub-
lie Daddy" George, the founder
gave the bride away.
a Broad plans of the army and navy
joint board for the creation OF an mn
pregnable navy and military station IN
the Pacific have taken form in an or
Ger Just issued for the appointment OF
a hoard of army officers to meet, July
81, at Honolulu. 1t is Instructed 10
study the military problem of Oahu.
fupon which island Honolulu is locat-
ed) to determine the proper system OF
mobile defences, the necessary garri-
son and to report upon mortar bat
teries and other fixed defences as a
subordinate phase of the general prob
lem of defence"
Mahroud Shefket Pasha of Constants
nople, the Turkish minister of war.
whose military ability made possible the
change of regime in Turkey, resigned his
office, Wednesday. His resignation arises
from the dissatisfaction of the minister
of war himself over his alleged failure
to read the signs of military disaffection.
which eliminated in the recent mutiny IN
Albania
Thomas Alexander, United States
commissioner and clerk of the Unit
ed States district court for the south
ern district of New York, is confined
to his bed at his country home at
Hartman, N. Y, as a result of falling
down thirteen-foot well at his place
here, Tuesday. Three of his ribs were
broken Mr.. Alexander was out walk
ing with his two sons. when he broke
through the boarding over the half
completed well.
Judge Rosalsky in the court of gem
eral sessions at New York, Wednesday,
confirmed report made by a commits
sion appointed by him to inquire into the
sanity OF Richard ". Geib of Stamford.
Conn, accused of having shot and killed
James Boylan, a storekeeper of Provi-
dence, r. L., i'm furnished room house
there, on May % last. The commission
found that Geib was incurably insane
and Judge Rosalsky sentenced him to the
asylum at Matteawan for life.