Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-25
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Commissioner r. H. Howard of the
Salvation Army was. Tuesday, APP
pointed chief of stan in succession to
Bramwell Booth. who became general
ON the death of his father. the late
General William Booth.
Mrs. Helen Pierce Gray of st. Paul,
Mimi, an investigator of Grow Indian
affairs. charged with concealing pub
lie records, was arraigned before a
United States commissioner at Wash
ington, Tuesday, and her trial was
postponed, until Wednesday.
an appropriation of $4,000 for the
entertainment of the officers and men
of the American warship fleet, (which
is to assemble in New York, Oct. II,
for three days stay. was voted by
the board of aldermen, Tuesday.
The reserves naval torpedo fiotilla
bound from Charleston, S. c., to join
the naval rendezvous at New York
arrived, Tuesday, nj the Norfolk navy
yard. The vessels are the Stockton,
Tingey, Thornton, Shruberick, DeLong,
Dahlg,en, Craven and MeDonough.
AT the beginning of the second
week of the Bingham copper strike at
Bingham, Utah. Tuesday, no definite
move had been made by either oper
ators or strikers to force the issue.
Renewed efforts are being made to
obtain through Governor Spry con-
ference with d. c. Jackling. general
manager of the Utah Copper Co.
Beekman winthrop, acting secretary
of the navy, has commended Frank A.
Moran and Lloyd L. Curtis, two sea-
mec on the United States ship Con-
neoticut for their prompt action III
jumping overheard from their vessel
ard rescuing from drowning a man,
who had fallen from a motor boat in
Hampton Roads, Sept. L.
Nicholas James, % years of age, was
stabbed in the neck, Monday, by Peter
Cali as the result of an argument over a
girl whose affections Cali claimed James
had stolen. Cali escaped to the woods,
where he remained for some time. and
was later arrested. James was taken to
his home on Washington street, Natick,
where il is said he Will recover,
Gentlemen burglars of highways
We're declared much more honorable"
than the Roosevelt men in Kansas by
John Maynard .Harlin, who, with ].
Adam Beede. spoke in Pittsburg,
Kan, Tuesday Both men, who are
trailing" Colonel Roosevelt, We're bit
ter IN their Remuneration of the Pro-
gressive party leader.
Hagar Horagimian was severely
wounded by a Greek in a boarding
house at leg Boston street, Salem,
Monday. The police state that the
men had dispute which resulted in
both drawing dirks. Horagimian was
stabbed in the breast, left side and
both hands, He was removed to the
Salem hospital The assailant escaped.
While returning from Manville 10
North Attlcboro. Monday. in a car
rage. Remi Porter of Oakfurst street
was run down by an automobile. Nj.
PORTER was hurled into the street and
Sustained a fractured rib and severe
bruises. The carriage was smashed.
Orly n few months ago MrePortier
was seriously injured by a, fall from
the top of a building.
While returning from the blackber-
ry pasture, Sunday afternoon, about
O'Clock, Enoch Vfger, aged "a, a la
borer al the Odell mill at Lancaster,
n. H., was struck by an automobile
owned and driven by Frank Harris
of Lunenburg and received injuries
from which he died three hours lat
er. A hearing is to be held TO fix the
responsibility
Miss Nellie Schmidt, the 17-year-
Old girl, who recently won distinction
by being the first of her sex to swim
across San Francisco bag. Tuesday,
swan around Seal Rocks in the ocean
outside the entrance to the bay. The
feat had never before been accom-
plished, Miss Schmidt swan fully a
mile over the circuitous course and
made the distance in 35 minutes and
rs seconds.
Newton c. Doughesty, former su-
perintendent of the Peoria, ILL.,,
schools, who recently was paroled
from the Joliet penitentiary after
serving SIX years for embezzlement of