Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-02

CONDENSED DISPATCHES.


The copper mining companies of up
per Michigan, Wednesday, placed in
effect voluntary 10 per cent. advance
in the wages of 21 900 men. The in
crease Will aggregate more than ST.
100000 per annum.
Three men were Killed outright and
a boy was slightly injured Wednes-
day, ner St. Johns. Quebec, when a
train leaving st. Johns at $40 for
Troy. n. Y, struck d wagon contain
ing two brothers named Fayette. a
companion named Marsh and the boy.
The California supreme court.
Wednesday. denied an application for
n rehearing in the Baldwin will case.
The application was made by attor-
neys for Lillian A. and Anita Turn
bull. alleged wife and daughter re-
spectively of the late f. j. c.Lucky')
Baldwin, who contested Baldwin's will.
A telegram received by a shipping
agency at Constantinople from Smyr-
ma, Wednesday, says that the Archl-
pelago American Steamship Cos.
steamer Texas, which went down in
the gulf of Smyrna with 40 persons,
Monday night, was sunk by shell
fired from the military fort and not
by a mine as at first reported.
The price of cotton broke nearly 81
bale in the New Orleans future mar
ket. Wednesday,, on heavy selling in
ali three of the large future markets
of the world. The selling began in
Liverpool before the American mar
kets opened and extended TO this mar
ket on the first call. At noon, the most
active options We're &c to 80 points un--
der Tuesdays close.
John p. White. national president of
the United Mine Workers of America,
was taken suddenly i'll at his home,
at Oskaloosa, Ia, Wednesday. with
severe hemorrhages, caused by rup-
tured blood vessels. Physicians sue
ceeded in stopping the flow of blood.
but the patient is said to be in a Sc
rious condition. Eastern engagements
have been cancelled Indefinitely
A verdict of $92S,750 in favor of
Harry w. Smith of Worcester was re-
turned, "Wednesday, by a jury in the
superior court at Worcester, Mass,
against Thomas c. Plant of Boston
as per cent commission for his
services in bringing about the sale of
Mr.. Plants shoe machinery manufac-
turing plant to the United Shoe Ma
chinery Co., in 1870 for $4,000 900. The
jury was out four hours.
Lieut.. Springer was killed, Wednes-
day, at Rastatt, Germany, in a revolt
yer duel by staff Surgeon Bruening
Both officers were attached to the 18th
Field Artillery Regiment. This is the
second fatal duel between army Off
GERS within a fortnight and follows
closely the heated Reichstag debates
which bitterly arraigned the custom
upheld by the Emperor. which COM
pels aggrieved officers TO fight or re-
sign.
The American Line steamship Hay-
erferd arrived at Philadelphia. Wednes-
day, from Liverpool, after a trying
passage through a great field of ice
bergs encountered not many miles
south of where the Titanic met disas-
ter. The floating masses of ice were
so thickly strewn over the sea that
Capt. Evans reduced the speed of the
steamship To two knots an hour. One
| Of the passengers said he counted, last
Thursday, AZ ieebergs.
Bishop Austin Bowling. who re-
Gently was eonsecrated at Providence
r. l., Wednesday night, at Des Moines,
| Ia, was installed as head of the new
| ~ created Roman Catholic diocese of
Des Moines. The ceremony took place
at St Ambrose church, which later
| was consecrated as the diocesan
cathedral. Archbishop Keane of
Dubuque, Ia, presided at The installa-
ton ceremonies, which terminated
with a banquet.
\ jury was sworn. Wednesday
night at Wytheville Va, to try Floyd
Allen, indicted for five murders in the
| Carroll court house, March IA last.
| For four hours counsel Intercepted
a string of veniremen and it was
/ long after dusk when 18th satisfac-
| tory talesman was found. The de-
| fence then exercised its four peremp-
tory challenges allotted and court adj
iourned. Nine farmers and three
merchants compose the jury The
| charge to the jury and the opening
statements in the case by counsel will
be made. Thursday.
/ The death Of two children and a
| property less estimated as high as
| $500 900, but generally considered to be
I between 100000 and $500 900 resulted
| Tuesday night. from the fire that de-
4 yastated the village of Croghan. n
| " Thirty-two buildings We're wiped
| out and all that remains of the bust
ness section of the village is a gro
| Gerry store, hardware store, har-
ness shop. a millinery shop and three