Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-09
Fire Destroys Brick and
Tile Plant In Nova Scotia
PhII|Ips-Exeter Academy Re-
ceIves $4,000 Request.
Interesting Items Cleaned From
North, South, East and West.

AS the result of a collision between A
northbound Chicago. Rock Island &
Pacific passenger train and south
bound freight train at Norris, Iowa,
Friday, IL persons are dead and about
the same number injured. The express
train was running at terrific rate of
speed and crashed into the freight,
which was standing on siding. Both
engines were demolished. also the
smoking car, while the baggage AMI
mail cars were telescoped Four of the
dead are unidentified.
President Holland of the National
Letter Carriers Association, which has
been in session in Canton, Ohio, has
announced that he will not be a car
didate for reelection.
The San Francisco board of health
has recommended to the board of
supervisors that the city and county
hospitals, which has sheltered num-
Der Of plague cases. be burned. The
supervisors have called a meeting to
decide what action shall be taken in
the matter.
Vice President Il. f. Byrnes of the
New York, New Haven Hartford
Railroad. issued statement Friday
night announcing that his company had
decided to spend $l.250.00O in improving
terminal facilities at New Bedford.
Numerous grade crossings will be abOl-
ished, new freight yards laid out, new
freight sheds constructed and passen-
ger station will he erected.
4 number Of religious and educa-
tional institutions are numbered among
the requests made in the will of the
late Mrs. Margaret f. Langdtll. wife
Of the late Prof. c. c. Langdell of fne
Harvard Law School. The largest pub
lie bequest Is to Phillips Exeter Acade-
my. $4,000.
Fire Friday night at New Glasgow,
N. s.. destroyed the new plant of the
Standard Brick & Tile Co, causing
n loss estimated at $500. 900 and throw
ing 100 men out of employment. The
fire started in the pottery" shortly af-
ter II o'clock and swept over the entire
plant carrying down building after
building, the burning tar and oil IL
Illuminating the surrounding country Tor
miles. Several freight cars and half a
dozen coal hOpperS on the railway sid
ing were also destroyed. The buildings
were valued at $4,000 and the ma
chinery at the same amount
The will of Richard Mansfield. who
died n week ago. was field for probGte
Friday at New York, and it leaves all
his property to his wife Tho personal
estate is valued at $4,000.
According to advices from Chicago a
dispatch to the Record Herald from
Austin, Tex, says: The Internatio
Harvester Co. of Wisconsin pleaded
guilty recently to violation of the
Texas antitrust laws and pail a fine
of $4,000 assessed by the court. The
company also agreed that A perpetual
injunction be entered forbidding it to
operate in Texas"
At the closing session of the General
Grand Chapter. Order of the Eastern
Star. at Milwaukee. Wis. Mrs. Retta
Mills was elected right worthy con-
ductress. The next triennial convention
will meet in Jacksonville.
At a dinner given Friday night by
the Cape Cod Commercial Travellers
Association at the Quincy House, BOs-
ton. Gen. Charles w. bartlett and
Henry NJ. Whitney were the chief
guests.
An accident occurred on the New
foundland Railway Friday at q place
called Cooks Brook, Il miles from Bay
of Island. and several of the passengers
were injured. The accident was due to
spreading of rails. All railway traffic
was suspended between Port Aux Bas-
quot and Cooks Brook. the passengers
being taken back to Ray island where
the steamer Bruce called for them and
took them to North Sydney. n. s.
According to n dispatch from Wash
ington. ID. c.. Acting Secretary New
berry has announced that he has in
definitely postponed action upon the
project to remove the famous old frig-
ate Constitution from the Boston navy
yard to Annapolis or to the tidal basin
in Washington. The mere broaching of
the proposition caused such a storm of
patriotic indignation among the Bos-
tOnianS that the navy department was
unable to withstand it and has been
Obliged to desist from its purpose for
the time being The outcome Of the agi-
tation will, however. be beneficial it is
hoped. by the naval officials in direct
ing the attention of Congress to the
necessity of removing the Constitution
from her present berth. where she Sc
riously Obstructs work at the navy
yard. and either authorizing her dona-
ton to the State of Massachusetts, in
consideration of properly caring for the
ship. or indicating where she will be
taken.
1t Is now thought that the lumber
cut on the Miramichi and tributaries
during the coming winter will be quite
up to that of last year. and that the
total cut on the southwest and north
west branches will not be less than
100 100000 feet. Last years cut totalled
11O.OOo.000 feet. $4,000. 900 of which was
cut on Southwest Miramichi and tribu-
taries. 1t is estimated that there will
De S.OO0,000 feet cut on Southwest and
4OO0O,009 on Northwest. The Miramichi
Lumber Co. which will cut about 3d.
100000 is the largest operator. The re-
cent wet weather has caused quite a
rise of water in the river at Frederic
ton. n. B., and has facilitated rafting
operations Of the st. John River Log
Driving Co. Up to Sept 1. III 100000 feet
had been RATED leaving about 100000
Yet to be dismissed IF