Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-07-21
CONDENSED DISPATCHES,

All grades of refined sugar were ad-
vanced 10 cents hundred pounds Friday
at New York.
Government receipts Friday: From in
ternal revenue. $3.50. c66; customs. $3.50, 266 !;
l.SO6. Expenditures. So
43O.0OO.
Secretary Wilson arrived at Washing
ton Friday from the West, where he
gathered data in connection with the ex-
ecution of the new meat inspection law
He said he hoped to be able to promuI-
gate the new rules by the middle of next
week.
Mrs. Joseph Fl. Cochoran, IS years.
was struck and instantly killed by the
Boston-bound Portland express at the
Chatham street crossing of the Boston
& Maine at Lynn at 1905 P. M. Friday.
She was on her way home from a gro
Gerry and crossed under the gates.
The mills of the Montana Zinc Co, a
New York corporation, at Butte. Mont
were destroyed Friday by fire that
started from a defective electric plant
The plant was in the old silver mill of
eiN HiNt AhihhiS w. tIiC OiuCSt NM vi
the kind standing in the state. The to-
tai loss is $4,000 with insurance of $780,
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President Lucius futile of the Boston
& Maine Railroad has issued a circular
to stockholders relative to the offering
of 42.037 shares of new common stock
and II, ESQ shares of common stock now
in the treasury of the company. All
stockholders are entitled to subscribe
on or before August Is for one new
share at 1855 per share for every five
shares held.
Auditor Of State Bigler OF Indiana,
has written to the French Lick Springs
Co. and the West Baden Springs Hotel
Co that he finds that two companies
have been engaged in "wanton and will
full violation of the criminal laws of
the state. He demands that both COM
panies cease their unlawful practices"
This is the official finding following ex-
amiHation of the records Of each COM
pany.
The judicial committee of the British
privy council has concluded its hearing
of the appeals of Dunsmuir VS.. Dunsmutr
decision of the supreme court of Cana
da. Judgment was reserved The appeals
to the privy council referrd to in the
above dispatch are the result of the suit
of Edna Wallace Hopper to break the
will of the late Alexander Dunsruir. her
stepfather. in which his brother, James
former premier of British Co
lumhia. was the principal legatee.
After completing its list of officers the
of the dairy commissioners of
the United States at Hartford. CT, was
adjourned Friday. il was decided to
name the body the Association Of State
and National Dairy and Food Depart
mcnts. F. F. Ladd of North Dakota was
chosen first vice president; F.. W. Burke
of Wyoming. second vice preside Mt; II.
E. Schukmeckt of Illinois. third vice
president. and G. X Bruner Of North
Carolina treasurer. The place OF next
years meeting will be decided by the
committee.
William 2. Woodward known to the
police as big IIawlcy." and Patrick !.
arrested a few days ago charged with
the larceny of handbag contain lining
money and a gold watch. were Friday
discharged by Chief Justice Brown, af-
ter hearing in the Boston police court.
Woodward was recently released from
state prison to which he had been SEN
fenced for swindIng. after he had filed
. unique petition based upon a technical
ity. There was evidence against
Woodward on the larceny charge
Medical Referee Davis of Manchester.
N. H.. Friday rendered his report in the
case of the finding Of the skeleton of 4
woman beside the highway between Man
chester and Nashua. at a point near the
1-itchfield town line. He says that the
woman. who was apparently 30 years old
met ner death in violent manner The
skull shows puncture which might have
been made by n 3s-calibre bullet. He be-
lieves the woman died at the hands of
an assassin. The skeleton was found
Tuesday and 1t is estimated that 1t had
been buried 20 years.
The famous steeplechaser Land of CJo-
yer. owned by r. c. Hooper Of Boston.
was SO severely injured by an automo
bile Friday at Manchester. Mass. that he
had to he killed. Mr.. Hooper was riding
with his groom. the latter on Land of
Glover when an automobile. approaching
from behind. struck the chaser a heavy
blow, breaking its leg. The groom was
badly injured but will recover. The ma
chine was owned by Clement S. Houch-
ton Of Boston. who has a summer resi-
1cnce at Coolidge's Point and was driven
by his chauffeur. whose name could not
be learned.