Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-05-09
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Government receipts Wednesday: From
internal revenue. $923,SSO; customs. $780,
90; miscellaneous, slO9.575. Expenditures,
$1,9SO,00G
The celebration Of the anniversary OF
the raising of the siege of Orleans by
Joan of Arc is proceeding at Orleans,
France without any disturbing incidents.
Fire Wednesday, supposed to be of in
ccndiary origin, destroyed tho business
section of Barncsboro, Pa. about 40 miles
cast of Pittsburg. The loss is estimated
at s25oC0O.
May Sutton Wednesday at New York
lost her tennis match to Charles e.
Sands. g.. Sc. GO. Miss Sutton was
slight favoritc and a large crowd wit
messed the play.
The general debate in the French
Chamber of Deputies on the govern
mcnts policy in labor matters promises
to last several days. Tho Extreme So
cialists Wednesday continued to attack
the ministers. NJ. valiant defended tho
general Federation of Labor and the
right of state functionaries to organize
syndicatcs to join the Federation.
The United States transport Bford
arrived Wednesday at Honolulu with
the party of p congressman, who have
come 10 inspect tho islands ard obtain
direct information regarding The re-
sources of Hawaii The delegation was
greeted outside the harbor by commit
tees in launches and tugs who extend
ed Il hearty welcome to the visitors.
The "anti-buckct shop bill'' so-called.
was passed to a third reading by tho
Massachusetts Senate Wednesday with
out division. An amendment modifying
some Of the provisions of the bill, Of
fcrcd Nv Senator Taft Of Worcester.
was rejected without division. The
measure now goes to the House. which
has already passed ii 10 third reading,
for IaSSagc to be CngrOSSed.
francis Tcnshaw & Co. sold at pub
Tic auction Wednesday at Boston 1O.9G2
shares of the new capital stock of the
Edison Company, of Boston, pursuant to
an order of the board Of gas and electric
light commissioners The block Of stock
was the largest ever sold at auction In
Boston at one time and involved over g.
OOc.oG0 The opening sale was 1O5 shares
at 2Nllz and there were later sales at 203As
and 20r4.
The MagSa clusctts House Wednes-
day, on a roll call vote of 50 to log, Sus-
tanned Gov. Guilds veto Of the bill rel
alive to the exemption Of substitute
AMI call members of fire departments
frorl civil service rules. the necessary
tWo-thirds not voting To override the
vntn. Governor Guild refused to sign
the measure on the ground that 1t
would lead to abuse of the civil SER
vice doctrine.
The authorities Of West Burke. VT.
were notified Wednesday night Of tho
destruction Of a set Of buildings situat
al On the road leading from West
Burke to Willoughby lake and the
death If their owner, DR.. Silas Cheney.
The fire started at an early hour
Wednesday. but it was not known for
a certainty that DR.. Cheney lost his
life in the fire until his remains were
found in the ruins Of his stable. DR..
Cheney was regarded as eccentric and
had lived alone on his isolated proper
ty for "A number of years. He was 81
yc1ts Of age.
Plans for the proposed Capc Cod
canal which nave been on file with the
Massachusetts Harbor and Land Com
missioners for about six years, were
formally approved by that board
Wednesday. This means that the Bos-
ton. Cape Cod and New York Canal CO.
il ready to proceed with the actual
preparations for construction. as under
the law the company is required to act
within 20 days from the date Of this ap-
proval. The canal is to start from the
month Of the Monument river Of Buzz
Yards bay and extend for eight miles
across the isthmus to Barnstable bay.