Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-05-22
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The public utilities bill was reported
to the New York Senate Tuesday by
the judiciary committee by vote in
the committee of II to /. Senator Nc
Carrcn alone voted against the bill.
Harlow n. Higinbotham of Chicago,
who was recently elected a trustee of
the Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New
York sent in his resignation Tuesday
in 4 letter addressed to William +,
Dix, secretary.
The city ordinance demanding sep
arate street cars for whites and blacks
was annulled Tuesday BY the city
court of Montgomery, Ala. the judge
holding that it is not reasonable or just
to the street railway company.
a general strike for an S-hour day
has been declared at Santiago. Cuba.
The Chamber of Commerce ha.; called
a meeting to devise means to transact
business which in the meanwhile is
paralyzed. The strikers are orderly.
The so-called old age PENSION bill, 4
measure providing for pension to all
persons over 65 years of age, who have
been voters IN the state for a certain
length of time. was killed in the Massl-
chusetts House tuesday BY vote Of
IS to 81.
The general conference of the Church
of the New Jerusalem which has been
in session in Philadelphia for week.
Tuesday elected officers. They include:
President, :. s. Seward. Baltimore:
treasurer, James r. Carter. Newton
vile. The next annual convention will
be held in Cleveland.
On the testimony Of physicians that
he is unable. because Of illness to APP
pear in court. the trial Of Frederick A.
Burrham, president Of the Mutual Re-
serve Life Insurance Co, on a charge
of forgery and grand larceny, was post
roned Tuesday without date by Justice
GreenbaUm i'll the supreme court at
Now York.
The 105th annual meeting of the Cen
eral Association of the Congregational
churches of Massachusetts opened at
the Second church at Westfield, Mass.
Tuesday with 200 delegates present.
The committee on gambling condemned
the Bridge whist gambling in upper
circles" as on par with pool room
gambling in lower circles.
The annual instructions from Rome
to the priests of the Redcmptionists
Order of the Catholic church have been
received in Baltimore. The very Rev.
William G. Lickin is appointed provin-
cial Appointments include: Canada
St. John n. B. August Duke. rector
Changes include: To New York, Will
liam White from St. John. Canada.
Eight thousand rifles. 100000 rounds
of ammunition and 1000 bayonets in
tended for revolutionary purposes have
been seized at Tien Tsin. China. by the
imperial customs authorities. The ship
ment was imported by n European firm
| in conjunction with Chinese merchants
| the greatest sensation has been caused
| in the native portion of the city by the
| seizure.
AS a result Of nearly six months in
vestigation Of the various types Of fen
ders AMI wheel guards for street rail-
| way cars the Massachusetts railroad
commissioners Tuesday issued an order
to all companies in the state instruct
ing them to equip their cars with types
| of automatic and trip tenders and
guards. according as the cars are oper-
| ated on country roads or in the city
| streets. No particular fender or guard
is recommended by the commissioners.
Damage exceeding $50. 600 was caused
by n fire which Tuesday night de-
| stroyed two frame buildings used by
| the carpenter and paint shops of the
New York Central Railroad and many
piles # lumber at Spuyten DuyviI. The
buildings and lumber yards covered an
, area of nearly two acres all of which
! was enveloped in flames for more than
! an hour. The cause of the fire has not
| been determined. Forty trains on the
main line of the New York Central were
delayed for several hours by lines of
hose laid across the tracks.