Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-07-20
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The latest news from Syzran Is thar
| the government buildings and treasury
are on fire and the panic stricken IN
habitants have sought refuge IN the
| surrounding fields and forests.
Lucius A. Bounth, a pioneer Of 1s4s.
one Of the original incorporators with
Huntington, Croker and Stanford Of
| the Central Pacific Railroad, died at
| Oakland, Cal, Thursday at the age of
Sc years.
The imperial Orange Council at
Toronto, Ont, Thursday elected DIR. T.
| S. Sproule, NJ. p, Parkdale, Ont, presi-
| dent; w. ]. Calvins. New York, vice
president and Col r. H. Wallace, c.
b., Belfast, Ireland, second vice presi-
dent. committee was appointed TO
revise the constitution of the order.
The Fabre Line steamer America,
from Bermuda passed in by Sandy
Hook at o'clock Thursday in tow Of
| the tug Rescue. The America, while
bound from Marseilles to New York.
became disabled at sea and was towed
to Bermuda by the steamship Italian
Dinnamere, about two weeks overdue.
The first rife encampment in the his
tory of the New Hampshire National
Guard opened at the new rife range at
MasSabesic, y. H., Thursday under the
direction of Maj. Arthur F. Cummings
Of Nashua. The new range of the Man.
chester battalion association was dedi-
Gated. Col. William l.. Sullivan Of the
association fired the first shot
Colonel Simon Winfield Scott. for
l6 years general land and tax agent
of the Pacific Coast Co. died at Seattle,
Wash. Wednesday,, aged "A years. He
was taken ill last May with paralysis,
and has been confined to his bed ever
since. Before going to Seattle, Col
Scott was i'm the government Indian
service. He was custodian OF Chief
Joseph after his capture BY Gen. Miles,
Actress Laura Bigger, the beneficiary
under Henry NJ. Benefits will, has
taken mortgage on the Bijou Theatre
and office building at Pittsburg for
s215,000, given by p. ] McNulty and r.
NJ. Gulick. This ends all litigation
over Benefits $1,0OO,000 estate. The ac-
tresS gets about 100000 as her share
The mortgage was the balance due
Laura Bggar by the other heirs of the
estate under an agreement which she
made with them some time ago.
A new menace to child life was dis
covered Wednesday in the innocent ap-
pearing but fatal toy balloon. This
apparently harmless toy has brought
death to one small daughter of Herbert
Henry Richdendicker of Pittsburg, and
another child is declared to be dying
from arsenic poisoning. The dye which
colOrs the wooden tube by which the
balloons are inflated is said to contain
arsenic, and as the children blew and
sucked these pipes the poison was
absorbed. The toys were bought on
Decoration day. and since that time the
children have been ill.
]. Il. Jackson, chairman Of the Mass
achusetts railroad commissioners, ar
rived at Boston Thursday on the steam
or SaXonia. Mr. Jackson spent five
weeks in England making a study OF
railroad conditions. especially in con-
nection with the use Of safety devices
on steam and electric roads. He will
submit a report of his Investigations to
the next session of the legislature.
George w. Bishop, also a member Of
the railroad commission who went to
Europe with Mr.. Jackson, remained in
England for the purpose of visiting the
bury. England. Mr.. Bishop will make
his visit to the scene of the wreck the
subject of special report to the leg
islature.
The transportation committee of the
Kansas City Board Of Trade at meet
ing held Wednesday decided to call an
opening meeting of the board Thursday
to consider the action to be taken by
the grain men to secure relief from an
alleged serious discrimination against
wheat in favor of flour in the inland
proportions of the export rate. The
grain men say they are utterly unable
to continue in the export wheat bust
ness with the present relative adjust
| ment of export rates applying. They
have petitioned the roads for relief, but
| have received no promises, though their
| appeals have been taken to the execu-
| tive officials Of the different lines.
Many grain men are anxious to have
legal action brought against the roads.
Because, as he claims. Mrs. L. J. An
derson Of Manitowec, Wis. put the city
in the position of a beggar when she
secured from Andrew Carnegie the
| money to build the public library, May
or Henry StOlZe, Socialist. mas re1useu
to re-appoint her on the library board.
The common council has refused to
| confirm his appointee to the place Of
Mrs. Anderson. believing that she de-
| serves reappointment for raising the
library fund if nothing else. The may
or says the money received from Mr..
| Carnegie is tainted because was made
| at the expense of the governmnt In fur
| nishing defective armor-piate. Inc
| council refused to confirm either OF
| three others to take Mrs. Anderson's
place, and thereupon the board VIII
hold over, with Mrs. Anderson on 1t.