Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-08-24
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.


Thomas o. Thompson, collector Of
customs of New London Conn, died,
Friday, after a long illness. He was
appointed collector, in 1898.
The White Star Liner Celtic from
New York. was unable on account of
fog To call, Friday. at Queenstown.
She proceeded directly to Liverpool
Lewis Hutchins, a young man whose
home is thought to have been at New
huypert, Mass, committed suicide.
by shooting, Friday, at Meredith, CT.
Ne reason for his act is known.
Concessions made by representatives.
of the Chicago street car men and
traction officials have cleared away
all but the wage difficulty. 1t is ex-
pected that the draft of the wage
agreement will insure peace.
TIE Liberals easily retained the
Parliamentary seat for East Carmath
enshire, Wales, at the bye-electioii.
The Rev. Town Jones the Liberal
candidate, poiled 6os2 votes, against
the 1884 secured by the Unionist and
the 1899 of the La Dor candidate.
Colonel Biernie of the ordnance de-
partment has been selected to act as
q chief of ordnance at the war de-
partment, while Brig. Gen. Crozier,
chief of ordnance, serves his detail
as president OF the army war college.
The sixth congress of the Interna-
tional Association for testing mate
rails to be held in New York. begin
ming, Sept. 2, will bring together near
l., e. 81 al
mining, structural and civil engineers
in the world
Miss Ethel Roosevelt, daughter of
President Roosevelt, is in Ottawa,
with Former Lieut.. Governor and Mrs.
Willard of Virginia They are the
guests of Sir Wilhid aud Lady Lan-
rier. who gave a dinner in their honor.
Thursday night.
j. A. Moye New York actor, fell
from the rear platform of 4 railroad
train at Pelham, Thursday night, and
was instantly killed He was reaching
for his hat, which had blown from his
head. when he lost his balance. and tum-
bled over the rail of the platform. The
accident happened almost within sight
of his country home
\. G. j. Larned, builder of many Of
Rhode Islands largest textile mills
died at his home, in Providence, r.
l., Friday, as the result OF heart fail
ure. He was born in Piermont, n. H,
in 1880 He built part of Salyes
Memorial hall at Brown University
He was member of a Masonic Lodge
at Haverhill, ~ II. A son and a daugh
ter survive.
William Durkin was shot and killed
by Martin @ Malley, Il bartender, Fri
day, in saloon at Clinton, Mass.
OMailey, who was arrested. admitted
the shooting but said it was an acct
dent. He took the revolver out of
his pocket, he said, to show to Durkin.
and it was discharged accidentally
Durkin was .GS years old and was en-
ployed in stable in Clinton.
Sheriff. Sherman. son of Vice Pres
ident Sherman. performed sensation
al feat in golf, Friday, at Auburn. N.
Y. He holed out in two strokes at the
fifth hole. ON his first stroke he drove
200 yards and on his second made Il
230-yard mid-iron shot that brought
the bah on the green and straight to
the cup.
The injuries sustained by Charles
Marion Chandler Of New York, when
he eel over cliff, Thursday, while
ascending Monte Salvatore, are seri-
out hut are not expected to prove ia
tai. The youth suffered a badly frae-
turea skull His condition, Friday
night. was reported by the doctor at
tending him at the hospital at Lugano,
Swift, to be slightly Improved.
Tho first municipal opera house in
the United States is to form part OF
san FTancisco's new civic center, Tor
whish IS, 900 000 worth of bonds were
voted last spring. The building, ON
which work will begin in year, is to
cost $3.50, 900. The Musical Association,
a body of public spirited citizens, Will
erect the Opera house on municipal
land and ii viii become the property
of the city. All receipts are to be
applied exclusively to expenses of
maintenance and production.
The cases of 13 former employees OF
the Boston Elevated Railway Co, who
were arrested during the recent street
ear strike, were disposed of. Friday.
in the superior criminal court. Boston.
verdicts of not guilty were returned
for IL men, after District Attorney
Pelletier said he had no evidence TO
offer. James Harold, accused of pull
ing a trolley rope off a car was found
not guilty. The jury reported dis-
agreement in the case OF Leonard
Kane, charged with throwing stone
at a car.
Military .honors were accorded the
body of Sergeant Evan Romig, U. >.
A., when it was removed, late FRIDAY
afternoon from the undertaking rooms
at Providence, r. l., to the raiiroau
station, whence it was sent TO ms
home at Carbonate. Penn. Battery A
of the Rhode Island National Guare.
to which Romig had been attached
as coach at the rifle range, acted as