Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-05-24
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Lieut.. Gov. Lawrence Y Sherman OF
Illinois has declined the position as a
member of the Spanish treaty claims
commission, to which he was appointed
a week ago, and the President has pro-
noted Harry X. Daugherty of Fennsyi-
wanna, at present assistant attorney 10
the commission, to the vacancy.
So firmly was the body OF James
Cately, 4 teamsttr. damned into the
wall i'll an elevator accident on Sum
NOR street Boston, Thursday, that 4
ladder company of the FIRE department
was called to assist in removing it,
Cately was instantly killed IN the ac-
ciGent and his body badly mangleG.
He was 4 single man and lived in
Dorchester.
Private Edward F. Lang, of the
United states Marine Corps, who was
found guilty last week after n five hour
trial OF the murder OF Corporal john ].
Quinn of the same corps at Guantan-
allo last November was Thursday sell
fenced to life imprisonment at had
labor in the Federal prison at Atlanta
Nv Judge Putnam in the United States
district court at Boston.
IlSIItA IT, F'tlSS NSlS Tc-tltiClttI iItSi-
dent Of the Historical Society at the
Unitarian conference at Boston Thurs
day and Rev. James DeNormandie was
elected vice president; Rev. George
Haired secretary; Rev. l.. &. Cornish.
librarian, and Fl. Il. Dennis, treasure.
The UTiteriaL Temperance Society
elected Eev. Joseph II. Crockcr Of
Rosindalc, Mass. president, Richard &.
Humphreys vice president, and Charles
II. StearnS, treasurer.
The management Of the local mills
Of the International Paper GO. at Der
lin n. H., announces that beginning
July /, the employees will work eight
hours 4 day. This is in accordance
with an agreement reached sometime
ago between the management and the
operatives that the reduction in hours
should be made as soon as possible.
This will bring practically all Of the
miles Of the company in Now England
under an S-hOur basis.
A bold attempt was made about 1870
7. NJ. Wednesday to wreck a freight
train bound east. under the Heard
street bridge near the GAINESVILLE sta
ton on the New York Central at Wor-
CeSlcF, MASS. "A nuHDeT Oh Ties were
placed on the tracks in the shadow of
the overhead bridge and the freight en-
gina crashed into them without the
slightest lct-up in speed. The engine
was damaged so badly that a new one
had TO be sent to pull the train into
the city.
The hardware firm Of c. o. Lewis &
CO. on Lyman street near the Union
station. Springfield, Mass. was dam
aged by fire early Thursday, the loss
being estimated at $4,000. Of which
$4,000 was on the building which was
owned by the Boston e. Albany. The
fire apparently started in some cotton
waste in the basement and was burn
ing fiercely when the department ar
rived. George Hines, q fireman, was
overcome by smoke and fell two stories
to the roof Of shed and sustained
painful but not fatal injuries.
The Massachusetts Senate commit
tee on rules waited for nearly an hour
Thursday to hear the II Democratic
senator's who introduced the bill which
seeks to prevent a consolidation of the
Boston & Maine Railroad with the
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Railroad and finally at the request of
Senator Vahey. one of the petitioners
postponed the hearing until next Tues
day. Under the rules the bill has to
be considered by the committee on
rules before it can formally come be-
fore the Senate.