Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-20
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

ton, William Lorrimer of Illinois. who
was declared not entitled to his seat in
the Senate. departed. Friday, for Chicago.
He expects to reach Chicago. Tuesday.
If the entire trip is made by automo-
bile.
The leaders of the London dock strike.
Friday. sent cablegram to Samuel
Gompers, president of the American
Federation of Labor, asking for imme-
date financial assistance The local
finances have become exhausted and the
leaders fear that the strike will be starry
ed into an unconditional surrender.
Icebergs and ice fields were encounter
ed by the steamships Maurtetnia and
Adriatic which arrived, Friday, at New
York. from Liverpool The largest berg
was sighted by the Adriatic, Wednesday
afternoon, within a few hours steaming
distance from the spot where the TITANIC
went down, in April.
The legislative expenses in connec-
ton with the passage of the bill per-
hitting the Southern New England
Railroad to extend the Grand Trunk
system to Boston amounted to $780,
1897. IL. according to the return made,
Friday. TO the secretary of state at
Boston. OF the total amount S2I,5e0
was given to attorneys.
Mrs. Herman F. Lehman of Buffa-
To- N. Y, who kidnapped her 1-year-
old child from its foster parents in
Attica, Thursday night, and who was
captured at Buffalo, after an exciting
s0-mile automobile chase. was taken
to Attica. Friday, to answer a charge
of kidnapping. A Wyoming county Of
fcer arrived with warrant
1t Is stated at San Juan Del Sur, Mic,
that President Adolfo Diaz intends to
board an American warship at Corinto.
and from II, as a result of the hostility
of the militarists. request the Nicaraguan
war minister, Gen. Luis Mena, to resign
his portfolio and deliver the arms and
ammunition In his possession to the Mic
araguan government. 1t is further stated
that if Gen. Mena refuses to comply
President Diaz will request the American
authorities to compel him to do so.
An echo Of the famous operations
Of Mrs. Cassie Chadwick is sounded
in the report filed in insolvency court
at Cleveland, Ohio. by Receiver CHM,
showing that the Trust and Savings
Co.. WTtOhtl Niiioh6h fOe'tc
Mrs. Chadwick, would, after ten years
of waiting, be able to pay depositors
dollar for dollar with interest at 8
per cent. After paying deposltors
there will be balance of S43t93 pc
sides two notes for $31,lSs, signed by
Mrs. Chadwick
President Taft, Friday, sent mes
sage to the House stating that Con-
gress so far had appropriated s3,45l.92o
for the Philippine Islands. The House
in a resolution, had asked to know the
total expense resulting from the occu-
patoin of the islands. The President de-
ciar IS ii an open question whether the
army in the Philippines cost more than
it did at home. He said the United
States was debtor to the islands for
about 81 500, 600 The President made
Lit clear that he regarded the Philip
pines as more nearly self-supporting
than any other territory of the United
States.
A decree ordering William F. Amy
of Nashua, ~ H., and formerly of
Rrookiine, Mass, to pay Edwin CHM,
book publisher of Boston, s291,5l2 on
account of certain stock transactions.
WAS III tic SupISiitt tOuAe
ton, Friday. by Judge Loring. sim
| liar decree was also entered. ordering
Mrs. William F. Amy, wife of Mr.
Amy. to pay CHM 100000, represent
| ing the proceeds of the sales of $5oo,00o
shares of the Argenta Mining Co., sold
by her for the benefit of her husband.
The original suit was based upon GER
tain representations made by Amy to
CHM regarding the Argenta mine
which the court found were fraudulent.
AS two men passed the corner of
18th street and First avenue, New
York. early Friday morning. several
men leaped at them from doorway
| Ter shots were fired and one of the
| passers fell. His companion ran.
When policemen came the shooters
had disappeared. The injured man,
Vincent Galdi, was taken to the Har-
| lem hospital. Hardly had he reached
the operating room when Joseph
! Russ. his friend and neighbor, stag
gered into the building. He had a
bullet wound in the abdomen. The
same gang which shot Galdi had
come upon Russ a block or two away
and fired upon him also. Both of the
injured men will die.