Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-04-20

Jersey corporation. has filed it's ar
ticles 1T Salt Lake. Utah. with an
amendment increasing its capital stock
from $4,000 to $l0.000.000, and chang
ing its name to the Utah Fuel Co. This
is said to be a reorganization of all
coal companies owned by the same in
terests along the Rio Grande western
Railroad. The coal property is inciud-
ed in the sale TO the Denver & Rio
Grande and Geo. Gould interests.
1T the New York Office of J. =. Nor
gan q Co, Friday it was stated that
there was still no official announce
mcnt to be made concerning the con
troll of tie Chicago. Burlington &
Quincy Railroad by Great Northern
and Northern Pacific interests. In
financial circles the belief prevailed hat
tho important details of this scheme
were settled on Thursday when Robert
Bacon and Charles Steele of the Nor
gan firm were in Boston. Arrange
ments for financing the change of con-
troll have not yet been completed.
\ Representatives. of Chicago camps OF
service men of the Spanish war have
/ arranged for state camp or department
of Illinois. The meeting was held by
order of Brig. Gen. John A. Wiley of
\ Pennsylvania. the Communicated chief
I of the society. Col. T.. G. Young of Chi
caGo. was elected commander. The
service men of the Spanish war was
organized at Camp Hamilton. Lexing-
ton, Ky, on Nov. 5, 1898. Among the
charter members are Rear Admiral w.
5. s'chl"y, Maj. Gen. S. E. NJ. Young.
\ Maj. Gen. Joe Wheeler and Vice Pres.
Roosevelt.
( A. J. Schroth, bookkeeper i'm the
First National Bank of Birmingham.
in Pittsburg. was arrested. Thursday
night by United States Marshal Leon
ard, charged with the cmbeZZlcment OF
$4,000 in the banks funds. He was
released later on furnishing bail in the
\ sum of $1,000. The dcfalcation was dis
/ covered by National Bank Examiner
Slack. vino found a number Of false en-
tries in the books. Mr.. Slack says the
bank is in excellent condition and will
not be affected. 1t has a capital stock
Of 100000 and undivided profits and
+ surplus of $2060OO.
After an all day conference with
contractors at Detroit. Mich. A. r.
Y Harvey, president Of the Commercial
! Development Go. of London. and New
/ York, Il deal was closed. Friday, which
I will result in the formation of the In
! t"rnational Steel and Iron Pipe Co.
1 which Will locate immense steel mills
/ at Salt Ste. Marie on both the Canadian
/ and United States sides Of the 500
I canal. with 2 capacity Of 10000 tons an
nually ANA employing about 10, 900 men.
Il was intimatcd that the now com
F, p'tny would be an active competitor Of
the recently formed steel combine in
the United States.
w. II. Schick Of Andovcr academy,
defeated the best sprintcrs in the Met
rnpGljtan schools at the annual games
of New York University held. Friday.
. nj New York. 1t was SchickS first ap-
f, raarance ut a local athletic meeting
( He won easily in both the 100 and 90
yard dash. In the last named event
Schicll got badly tangled at the start
and was fully two yards behind the
others when the starter sent the field
away. IN spite Of this handicap
SchiCk gradually oVcrhauled the lead
ei'S and won with considerable to spare.
Ills time for the events was for 100
yards. 10 10 seconds: 220-yard dash.
70 - seconds.
John William Booth. the coal minor.
who trampcd to New York. with his
Wife and four children from Faycttc
city, Pa. where he said he had work
cd for the PittsburS Coal Co, for over
half a year and then owed the com
pany over 5000, was surprised. Friday,
to hear of the number of people who
wanted to help him and keep his family
from being thrown on the streets or
living on public charity. He thinks he
Will he able to get work here and thus
help himself. \ number of letters were
received by Supt. Blair Of the out
Door poor department. Friday. asking
about the Booths and the best way the
writer's could help them.