Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-07
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The battleship New Jersey sailed from
Newport. r. l., Thursday for Hampton
Roads
Government receipts Thursday: From
internal revenue, $703,045; customs.
81 100 31: miscellaneous. $164,574. Ex-
penditures, $1,290.0O0.
The appointment of Col. James G.
White, inspector general of rifle practice,
as com,nissary general of the stan Of Gov.
ernor Guild In place OF Brig Gen. Fred
+. Carpenter. was announced at the state
house at Boston Thursday
William II. Tobin. charged with throw
ing acid on n horse in connection with
the transfers strike in South Boston
earlier in the week, was held for the
grand jury by Judge Fallon of the South
Boston court and sent to Jail In default
of $1,000 bail.
The Massachusetts state tax for this
year. according to an estimate made
by Representative Walker Of Brook
line. House chairman Of the ways ana
means committee, in the Legislature
Thursday will be $4,046,597. This Is
the largest state tax in the history Of
the Commonwealth. the nearest APP
proach to it being the tax of $4,000, 900
i'm 1905.
The Wabash Railroad came in for the
largest number of convictions ever had
in the United States district court for the
southern district of Illinois at Springfield
Thursday. A jury, after being out 45 min
utes. returned n verdict finding the road
guilty Of 10 of II counts alleging violations
Of the interstate commerce law by failing
to have freight cars equipped with safety
appliances.
After an unsuccessful attempt to kill
his wife. Peter Daignon, n shoemaker,
shot himself fatally Thursday night at
his homo IS Rockway street, Lynn.
Mass. Daignon had been in poor
health for the past two years and for
about a year had been unable to work
The injured man was taken to the
Lynn hospital, where he died about an
hour later.
"A mass meeting was held Thursday
noon in Faneuil hall, Boston, by the
Massachusetts Real Estate Exchange
for the purpose Of advancing Massa-
chIsettS industries. A large crowd lis
tened to an eloquent speech by Cover
nor Guild, Mayor Fitzgerald and John
ID. Cobb of Boston. President Frederick
.. Woodruff of Boston, of the Ex-
change, presided.
The superior court of Suffolk county
at Boston, Thursday granted a special
attachment Of $25O.00U on the property
OF a. =. Burrage in connection with
the suit brought against Mr.. Burrage.
Charles y. Burrage and Thomas w.
Lawson 10y Henry j. RunkIes, inyoly-
n a InnI t..
companies. The suit was commenced
some months ago but the petitioner
for the present injunction states that
neither at the beginning of the suit. or
any time since has there been suffic-
lent property attached to satisfy the
judgment or decree which may he OBJ
tanned by the plaintiff. master will
give hearing in the case during the
present month.
Following close on the heels Of the
rnmor that the United States Express
Co. is TO make way for the American
Express Co. on the New York Central
lines. including the Lake Shore &,
Michigan Southern, comes the an
nOuncement that the United States
Express Co. has just signed n con-
tract with the Detroit United Railway
Co, whereby the United States Co. will
handle all package express over the
lines Of the d. u. r., including the
Detroit, Monroe e Toledo Short Line
ana the Toledo & Western. In addi-
ton to this deal. already verified, 1t
is also rumored that the United States
Express CO. has bought out the Flee
trio Package Express Co., operating
between Toronto and Cleveland over.
the Lake Shore Electric Railway, and
that the express company will operate
through express service between De-
troit and Cleveland via Toledo. The
new deal, 1t Is said. is effective July l,