Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-28
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Government receipts Thursday: From
internal revenue, $1,053, 925; customs,
81, 226, 256; miscellaneous, $15543S En-
pcnditurcs, $1,990000.
Passing of sentence upon Eugene T..
Schmitz, convicted Of cXtortion i'll the
French restaurant cases. was Thurs
day at San Francisco postponed until
July s.
Fire broke out Thursday at Almonte,
Canada. in tile laundry over which W. Z.
Armstrong. his wife and four children
were asleep. Armstrong escaped but the
wife and children were burned to a crisp
Mrs. Micah Dyer, Jr., widely known
as a leader in Boston society. club and
charity circles, died suddenly at her
home there Thursday of heart disease.
Mrs. Dyer was one of the founders
and for many years president of the
Womcn's Charity Club of Boston. Her
age was Il years.
T. Oliver. minister Of interior of Can
ada, accompanied by Mrs. Oliver and
their two daughters, are spending a few
days sightseeing at Washington be
fore going to the jamestown EXPOSE
ton. Mr.. Oliver discussed the Canadian
immigration question with Secretary of
Commerce and Labor StrauS.
Herbert Parker, counsel for the II Mass
achusctts ice dealers who were indicted
last summer for conspiracy to raise the
price of ice, appeared before Judge Law
ten of the superior criminal court at
Boston Thursday and petitioneI that the
case which was to have como up FIR trial
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hot weather until October. The l. iucst
was granted.
The grand stand, hleachcrs, 16 t. T.
ting gigs and other property belong
ing to the Now England TrOttin-
Horses Association were destroyed by
fire at the Roadvillc race tracks late
Thursday. Tho fire is thought to have
been set by sparks from a locomotive
on the New York. New liavCn & Hart
ford The total loss is $4,000, covered
by insurance.
At meeting rf the governors coun-
Oil Thursday III Boston the r"numina-
ton Of Charles +. Pidgin nf Boston as
chief nf the bureau OF statistics on Ia
hor, which had been made by the gov
crnor several weeks ago, was not con-
frmcd The vote was to 3 against it.
The action is the result Of charges of
unbusincSslikC management of the dc
partment. Richard II. Barry was reap
pointed chief of the board Of concilia-
ton and arbitration.
TIC end Of tho fourth day of the con
vcntions of tho international Brother
hood or Paper Makers and the Inter
national Brotherhood of Sulphite Pulp
and Paper Workers at Northampton,
Mass, found the two bodies no nearer
a conclusion on the proposition to
1malgamatc the two bodies which split
nearly two years ago. Tho officers Of
the papcr makers were Installed Thurs
day and the convention will rise Fri
day. Tho paper makers will elect Off
GERS Saturday.
In letter sent by Vice President
I;yrncS Of the New York, New Haven
& Hartford Railroad to Massachusetts
Cnruoration Commissioner TrCfry, call
ing attention to Il discrepancy in the
rruort which the latter official rec mt
~ made to the Legislature it is shown
that instead Of a loss in revenue to the
state in case of a consolidation OF the
Boston & Maine and New Haven roads,
Il gain of 500. 966 would result. In re-
Div Mr.. Trefry says that he found Mr..
Eyrncs' computation correct, as based
On the assumptions contained in his
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