Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-05


at Bloomington, Ill. His body was seated
in chair, in his night clothes, with gas
escaping from gas stove. 1t is thought
he arose several nights ago to get warm
and accidentally opened the jet He was
born near Bloomington, May A. 1866 HIS
dimensions We're: Height feet, 4 inches:
waist, u inches: hips Sc inches: chest s6
inches; thigh AZ inches calf q inches;
collar q inches: hat *: socks III: shoes
Is: weight $40 pounds.
The first through train was run.
Thursday. from the Park street termi-
nal in Boston to Eliot Square station
in Cambridge by way of the New
Cambridge tunnel. The train consist
ed OF three of the new cars to be used
in the tunnel which are considerably
longer than any now in use in Boston.
President Bancroft of the Elevated
Road and other officials took the in
itial trip. which occupied some IL min
utes, with stops at Kendall. square
and Central square. The new subway
will not be thrown open to general
travel for several weeks.
The remains of the late Alfred Tenny-
son Dickens. son of Charles Dickens, the
novelist, whose death occurred in New
loih- ueSudN, ANA whose IuUtfal VIII
be held, Saturday noon, will be buried in
New York City. The cooperation of u
number of wealthy men has resulted in
arrangements for the burial in Trinity
cemetery on Washington Heights, main
tanned by Trinity church, Mr. Dickens
relatives consented to this arrangement,
Henry Ciews says, word to this effect
having been received from Mr. Dickens
cist yata
In the federal court at Brownsville.
Tex, Wednesday. during the trial of
f. A. Chapel and II others under in
dictment for violation of the neutrality
laws in promoting a Mexican revolu-
ton, Judge Wallerburns sprang a sur
prise by announcing that all the de-
PENDANTS would be released on their
own recognizance and followed his ae-
ton by stating that information had
reached him that well-known citizen
of Brownsville had spoken to one of
the jurors. The judge ordered the
juror to report to him and disclose the
alleged conversation.
Four hundred thousand dollars is the
estimate of the loss caused by fire at
Louisville, Ky, which destroyed three
ladies' apparel establishments, dam
aged the Baldwin Piano Cos store,
slightly damaged the Courier Journal
building and nearly caused panics in
two theaters. At midnight. Thursday,
the flames were under control The
store of II. j. Guttman & Co. that of
the Abe Z. Lewis Co. and the estah-
lishment of SWartZ Co. were burned.
Damage to the Baldwin store is most
ly from water. The Swartz Co. is the
heaviest loser. Officers of the company
say it will be 100000.
The London Morning Posts effort
to arouse agitation against the re-
ported proposals by the United States
gvernment to grant preference to
American shipping in the Panama
canal, has not met with great success.
Neither the newspapers nor the ship
owners show a disposition to become
excited. Alfred Waldron Smithers.
chairman of the Grand Trunk Rail-
way Of Capada. said, Thursday. that he
could not imagine anything could pre-
vent English ship owners from sue
cessfully competing with the rest of
the world, as they have done in the
past, even if Americans were granted
preference.
Fifteen hundred longshoremen, en-
bracing all the men employed in Load
ing and unloading foreign vessels on
the Boston water front, struck, at
midnight. Thursday night. for an in
crease in wages upon receiving Il re-
ply from the steamship agents that
their demands for an increase had
been denied. Vessels of the White
Star, Leyland, Hamburg American
and Allan Lines were deserted with
their partial cargoes aboard at the
various docks and it is probable the
sailing schedules of several will be
interfered with. The men, who belong
to the Longshoremens Trades Coun-
ell, ask for an increase of 10 cents an
hour for a days work and cents an
hour extra for overtime work between
s p. NJ. and midnight.
Toledo, Ohio, will have three-cent fares
for two hours in the morning and two In
the afternoon, six tickets for a quarter,
and universal transfers the rest of the
day, as the result of a temporary agree
menu pending franchise negotiations,
reached. Thursday afternoon, between
representatives of the company and city.
This announcement followed closely on
the heels of the application for receiv-
ership for the company in behalf of
friendly interests in the United States
court at Toledo. Representatives of the
company and city got together shortly
after the court proceedings, and within
10 minutes had agreed to abide by the
proposition made by the company. The
new rate of fare, 1t is expected. will go
into effect within a week. The hours are
$50 to 100 in the morning and 4.30 to $50
in the evening.
Rep. Howard of Georgia, Thursday, in
urging before the House naval affairs
subcommittee the reinstatement or
Lieut.. Colonel Perkins of the marine
corps, declared that Perkins discharge
for alleged mental incompetency' was
"Dreyfus'' conspiracy Matched at the
Army and Navy Club in Washington. Mr..
Howard attacked both the marine corps
and the navy. only 80 per cent. of the
officers of the navy he said ARE in
actual service The remainder sit about
Washington engaged in social pursuits.
Naval battles are planned and fought in
the clubs, where liquor takes the place
of the briny deep, with red cherry as