Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-06

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committee of the IGlgin Butter Board.
Members of the committee declared the
output had materially increased during
the last week.
GINnn & Storey, cut sole Manufacture
ers, Monday. bought a lot of land meas
uring 10000 square feet at the end of the
new county bridge in the Bradford dis
trict, Haycrltil Mass. and viii erect a
six-story factory in the spring, 10 iect
wide and 200 feet long. It is expected to
dispose OF the three remaining sites AMI
already second factory is contemplated.
GIFTS of $4,000 from pr. William II.
Nichols for the equipment of chemical
laboratories, S25, 600 from Mrs Russell
Sage 10 establish the +. 6 Janway IL
brary endowment fund at the Medical
school. and $1,000 from w Bayard Cut
ting. co to establish fellowship in fn-
tcrnational law, Were announced at u
meeting. Monday, Of tie trustees OF Co.
lumbia University.
Matches in the 18th and 18th rounds,
last week. in the Indoor League of
the United States Revolver Associa-
ton. failed To upset the leaders, Port
land ore, Springfield and Manhattan
al won their matches with ease. In
Match Il Portland, Me. with 1923, was
18th and was next to last III Match Is,
with 1911.
A classification Of The forms of
entry of lands in the public domain,
laws to meet the facts IN each partic-
llar class of entry, ami rulings By the
land office to encourage the bona fide
settlement of the West were advocated
by Secretary of the Interior Fisher
Monday. before the House committee
on public lands Mr. Fisher submit
ted to the committee a draft OF It new
law 70 regulate the h6mesteading of
arid lands.
Arrangements have been made for
the payment of the Americans attach
Ell to the Persian treasury depart
uent, at Teheran, Who complained
that their contracts had been violated.
Tx Treasurer General Shuster's three
principal assistants. Mcssrs. Cairns,
McCaskeX and Diekeyl Will receive
three years salary and their travel
ling expenses The others will receive
Is months salary and travelling eX-
penses All of the Americans but two
will leave Teheran shortly. The two
have Joined the Swedish gengarmcrie.
King Alfonso and Queen Victoria,
Monday. attended the launching ut
Ferrol, Spain, of the battleship Espa
ma. which was made the occasion of
elaborate ceremonies. The Espana Is
the first Dattleship in the new Spanish
navy to take the water. Her Keel was
laid down in July, 1909 The EspaRa is
Il four screw steel vessel, 435 Ieet III
length Her displacement 81 l5.450 tons
and her estimated speed 1875 knots
She Will carry eight 12-ineh guns; 20
4-incn guns and = number of quick
tifeGs and machine guns.
AUGUST Zimmerman former auditor
Of d Minneapolis brewing company,
and wealthy, died at the Rochester,
MINI, Hospital for tile Insane at the
hands Of tho attendants or from gross
negligence by the attendants, accord
ing 10 w. r. Stephens. administrator
of the estate. Monday. He formally
requested the state board of control
to investigate the death, Zimmerman
died. Dec. ., 1911. hysieians who per
formed the autopsy ut Minneapolis,
said that death was due 10 injuries,
two ribs having been fractured and
the skull injured.
Petro Nalensk. alias Lawrence Bill,
or Black Billy; Charles Adams,
alias Frank Allen" and James J.. Hill.
alias Providence Slim" entered pleas
of guilty of burglary in the third de-
gree. Monday, at Norwich, y, Y. for
having attempted to rob the bank al
Greene on the night of Nov. y, 1911.
Valensk and Adams We're sentenced
to wears and months each, and Hill
to not less than one year and not more
than years and 6 months in Auburn
prison.
Rear Admiral Charles d Sigsbee, L
5. ~. retired. was enthusiastically APP
plauded by a large number of women
auditors when he said in II speech
Monday, at NcW York City, that the
gunnery in the navy was 1900 times
more efficient now than during the
Spanish American War. He was ad
dressing the Woman'S Welfare De
partment of the National Civic Fed
Grafton. The women paid close atten-
tion when he read gunnery figures
showing that the percentage of hits
had Increased from Is 10 33h& per
cent. and the range has increased
FROM ~ miles to six miles. They also
applauded his arguments for an in
crease in the size and number OF