Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-01-25
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

day for San Sebastian.
Spanish aerOnaut named DurO has
crossed the PyreneeS in a balloon. He
| assembled at Pau and descended at eau
| die in Genada, covering about $50 miles
| in IA hours.
The Bigelow Carpet Co. Wednesday
posted notices in their mills at Clinton,
Mass, refusing 10 per cent increase ir
| wages asked for by their employees. mum
bering 1900. 1t is not expected that a
strike will follow.
In attempting to avoid 4 freight train
while walking the railroad tracks at
Lowell, Mass, Wednesday Zouos Var
opoulos. aged 20, stepped in front of
the Northern express which leaves Bos-
ton at o'clock. The body was tossed
to one side and death resulted almost
instantly.
A cargo valued at 100000 arrived
"Wednesday at Boston on the British
steamship Indrasamha. from East In
dian ports. Ten nationalities We're
represented in the vessels crew. The
steamer will proceed to New York
Thursday 10 which port the bulk of
the cargo is consigned.
The 18th annual meeting Of the
American Carnation Society which was
opened at Horticultural hall, Boston
Wednesday, was attended by the larg-
est exhibition OF carnations ever held
iii this country. Growers from all parts
of the Eastern states were represent
ed. The business meeting of the or
ganizatiCn was arranged for the even
ing.
The will of Hon. Stephen Salisbury.
which contributes a fortune valued at s.,
100000 to the Worcester Art Museum, was
allowed Wednesday at a special session
of the probate court by Judge w. f. Full
Ter of Taunton. There was no contest,
but C. j. Hamblett of Nashua, repre-
senting certain of the contesting parties,
says he will take the case to the supreme
court for a contest there.
AN official inquiry by the Canadian
marine department into the loss of the
steamer LunOnburg at the Magdalen
Islands Dec. 4, when several lives were
lost was begun Wednesday at Halifax
Capt. Pride, who commanded the
steamer and who was the sole surviv-
or of the party that was capsized in
small beat after leaving the ship told
the story of the disaster
Fourteen persons We're slightly in
jured in the collision Tuesday at Glen
dora. Cal. between the Santa Fc Linn
tied westbound train and local train.
All the injured were passengers on the
local The Limited train was running 65
miles an hour when the collision oc-
CURED and all that prevented a more
serious wreck was the fact that the To-
cal train was in motion when the crash
came.
War broke out in the streets of
Chinatown at New York "Wednesday
between the two rival Chinese socie-
ties. the Hip Sings and On Langs, two
Cinnamon being killed during a shoot
ing affray. third mortally wounded
and fourth badly injured A large
crowd collected from the surrounding
nciehborhood on the Bowery at the
sound of the battle and many lives
We're endangered. The police have ar
rested several Cinnamon.
The international Compass Co.'S cot
ton compress on the Elizabeth river at
Norfolk, Va. together with much
stored cotton in the warehouses and
sheds of Rogers. McCabe & Co., were
burned early Wednesday. Jacob Addi-
son, laborer at the burned compress
was asleep in the building at the time
and is believed to have persisted. The
loss is placed at $25O,O00. The fire is
supposed to have originated from
crossed electric wires in the burned
cotton compress.
William +. Ryan of Lawrence, an agent
of the Essex Brewing Co. of Haverhill
was struck and fatally injured Wednes-
day afternoon by a freight train near the
High street railroad crossing at Ipswich.
Mass Mr.. Ryan was walking along the
track from the railroad station to tho
crossing at High street. and with his head
bent forward against the strong wind ap-
parently did not head the train approach
ing. He was unconscious when picked
up and died while on the way to the Sa-
lem hospital. He was &c years old and
had a family.
At the Bannigan Rubber mills in the
Olneyville section of Providence. r. l.,
notices were posted Wednesday an
nouncing that the works would be run
but five days a week instead Of six In
the future. the arrangement to contin-
ne indefinitely. While no reason was
assigned for the change. 1t is believed
that the mild winter and the conse-
qucnt lack of need for rubber goods is
the cause as was the case with the
Alice anG Milfville mills Of the woon-
socket Rubber Co at which similar an
nouncements were posted Tuesday. The
Rannigan rubber mills employ about
1000 hands and is one of the largest
plants Of its kind in New England.
telephone message from Bryon Black
forwarded to the ferryman at Petite
Passage. near Digby. N. s.. Wednesday
night. stated that a large barge is adrift
in the Bay of Fundy about eight miles or
shore and drifting up the bay with the
food tide. The wind is breeding UP from
the northwest on shore and big sea is
running. The barge will probably be
ashore on Digby Neck before daylight.
1t is too rough for the steamer Wcstport
to go to her assistance. 1t Is thought to
he the barge which was In tow OF the
New York tug Gypsum King. which
Strurk on the MUIR T.edDoa GRIND Ma.