Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-05
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

IRE which for a time threatened loss
lnt life occurred at the North station Of
INC =, providence Gas Co at Providence. n.
occurred in the purifying room Of TIM
plant and great fear was felt that III
would be communicated to the large gaso-
meter and cause disastrous exp.osfon
MaTd work, however averted s,tci, u ress
suit the blaze was started from. oSxffs
heating OF oxide. a very rare occ,,rreffSS{1
Robert Matteson OF Minneapolis q 1xxva
at t, Snowman "nnra was stabbed y t,,
condition. During the enterta inr,ent {.
far is PLAYED il ,Rhish the wonan oman in N
make it realistic the actor wears a boar,
under his clothinG.sE1n this instance the
heroine struck tod high and tn, knif"
pierced the left lung, barely missing the
Despite the prptca and negative vote of
Commissioner Kraft. the New Yorl, state
civfi Service commission. Friday. APPROX
eo me revived municipal civil service
rules OIL the city of New York which Com
missioner Kraft alleged were intended to
hamper the incoming administration in
ZEN 1ork city in displacng apnointeSs'
mat the new rules do not curtaii the num-
per OF positions in the exempt class OF
me classified service nor impose any re.
stIlctlohs on the power of removal.
The San Francisco Chronicle, Friday.
said that the north shore railroad running
rom Siulsalito to Cazadero. Is about to
pass into the hands of the Santa Fc Rail-
road Co.. the information having been
given out semi officially by Pres John
Martin. 1t is said that the North Shore
shareholders will receive 500 a share for
Their stock The road it is said was
wanted as Il connecting link in the Santa
Fe Cos. new line tc Eureka Humboldt
county, the right of way ard terminal flz
ciitieS being considered of great value iF
this connection.
III,
ma. Kan. and which for q time threat
ened the entire business district. destroy
ed the four story building occupied by tho
-. y. Lee wholesale grocery company
H. -. Lee Hardware Co, and burned say
erai smaller buildings. causing an aggrc-
gate loss estimated at $aoo.g1. The insur
ance is about $o50,000. The loss sustained
by the hardware company is placed al
?3tmV, and that on the grocery company
- placed ut approximately st35,ooa, Both
h Ii are q part of the II. d. Lee Mcrcan-
ule 20. Whose president, II. u. Lee, lives
at present in New York.
Two interesting collections which were
MADE among the Seneca Indians on the
b bavtafha a reservation in New York
urn. Harvard University One OF these
comprising prehistoric Implements used in
tne preparation of food from corn in
corn husk baskets. and ladies and spoons
OF wood. The other is a collection of the
sacred paraphernalia of a band OF the
seneca tribe. Another collection rece!v-
eu IS a. representative lot of prehistoric
stone and bone indictments. and pots
n NERDS from an OLD Indian village site
ticn w Y;ake lem1aauid Maine This eollse-
of Damariscotta. Maine.
Suit has been entered Mt Philadelphia
asainst Col. A, Louden Snowden, presi-
cent OF the Fairmount park commission.
CHARLES A. Porter, former state senator.
=. e. Kennedy Crossan. contractor. and
tne estate of Ludwig S. Fiibert, who died
a pout two months ago They were accus-
en OF having made Illegal profits through;
me promotion Of the Darville Bcssemer
20. which was dissolved. Thursday. The
Sult rs brought to recover about 900,
t PIT the case Is shroudad with my tery.
Inc me n ta IN equity has been impounded and
Ire ioentity Of the complainants is not
SnoWn. An effort was made, Thursday.
,y some Of the stockholders to prevent
u dissolution of the company and about
zc'Voe shares voted against the proposition,