Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-07-20
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

National bank notes received Thurs
ment receipts from internal revenue,
81, 002 ,232: customs, $1.0S2,0SS:, miscella-
neous, ss6,9ss. Expenditures, $2.4So,0oo
Police inspectors are looking for two
men who stole $4,000 from a messenger
Of the Boston Elevated Railway on
Milk street, Boston Thursday, The
money was in a locked bag that can
only be opened by a clock In the treas
urer's Office.
In reports made to President Sey-
mOur of the Alabama section of the
Cation Association 1t is Indicated that
the cotton crop in Alabama with aver
age conditions from now on will make
So to 20 per. cent. of a crop. With ideal
conditions 50 per cent may be made.
The Boston transit commission
Thursday took the most valuable lot
of lard in the city II Boston to pro-
vide an entrance to the Washington
street tunnel. The land, which is at the
corner of Winter and Washington
streets, comprises. 1856 square feet and
is valued at $3.50 q foot. Land and
building are worth about $685.
The striking commercial telegraphers
at a regular meeting Thursday at Oak
land. Calf, refused by standing
vote to accept concessions as framed
by their national executive committee.
The telegraph companies concessions
were declined. They offered Is per cent.
Increase pay after The tclegraphers
were at work. The Western Union
would take back all but three of the
strikers. rhe Postal would reinstate so
per cent. Of the strikers.
The convention Of the Army and
Navy Union Thursday at Washington
voted in favor Of the restoration of
the army cantcen. and for an increase
of 10 per cent in the pay OF petty Off
GERS and enlisted men Of the navy on
every four years of service. Resolu-
tions Of sympathy to the. relatives and
friends Of "the late conn ade. ~ the
battleship Georgia." who lost their.
lives as the result Of the recent sexpio-
sion on that vessel were adopted.
In a rear-end collision between two
open trolley cars at Division street
and Shelton avenue at New Haven,
more or less seriously injured. Both
cars were crowded with members of
Taylor Congregational church, return
ing from a picnic. The forward car
had stopped at the church to let pas
sengers off. when the rear car crashed
into the standing car. Failure of the
air brakes to work was given as the
cause of the accident.
The first step towards unearthing the
identity of the Central Trust Co, the
Peoples Trust Co.. the Commercial
Corporation and the Rhode Island
Agency. in relation to the insolvent
Home Realty Co. was taken Thursday
afternoon at Providence when at a
meeting of the creditors of the latter
1t was voted to instruct a committee
of the creditors to institute bank
ruptcy proceedings or otherwise
against the Realty Company at once.
The committee in it's report to the
gathering recommended that the bank
ruptcy proceedings be resorted to.
The report of the board of inquiry
into the strike Of cadets on the train
ing ship Enterprise was laid before
Gov. Guild Thursday at Boston and
was transmitted by him to the Board
OF commissioners Of Nautical Training
Tor their immediate consideration. The
report is very lengthy and it probably
Will be several days before the COM
can complete their consid-s
Grafton Of IT. After they have reported
TO the governor. he will personally
examine the documents and later win
announce his decision in the matter.
Not until then will the report of the
board Of inquiry be made public,