Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-31

company explained that tho reduction
was made owing to the financial condi
ton of the country which had caused the
factory to run on shorter time. The men
affected are those who have been work
ing on 40-honr a week schedule since
the Draper plant reduced the hours of
labor several weeks ago.
Officials of the Illinois Steel Co. an
nounced that Plate Mills No. 1 and 2
at Chicago will resume operations next
Monday and furnish employment for
$500 men. The mills were closed two
weeks ago for repairs
Mrs. Catherine Cummings. who was
| injured in an electric car collision at
Westport Wednesday night, it was re-
ported at Fall River City hospital
Thursday, was improving, and consid-
cred in a fair way to recovery
William H. Meutsch, a carriage ma
ker. at 419 Armitage avenue, Chicag go,
shot and killed one OF his daughters,
five years old, and fatally wounded his
two other little children Thursday. The
exact cause of the tragedy Is not
known. but according TO the police
Meutsch recently quarreled with his
wife because OF the children
Nine miners met sudden death
Thursday in the New River coiliery
known TO miners as the Lower Boone
mine. near Hawks Nest, W. Va. An
explosion partially wrecked the mine
About p men We're in the mine at the
time. Those who escaped suffered only
slight injuries. The Lower Boone
II, I,a
and Coke Co. 1t is n small one. The
cause of the explosion has not been
definitely ascertained.
\ bill providing for the merger Of
the West End Street Railroad with
the Boston Elevated, which has for IL
long time held the former road under
lease, was before the Massachusetts
legislative committee on street rail-
ways Thursday for its public hearing
President Bancroft Of the Elevated
told the committee that the uill was
mainly devised to do away with the
great and unnecessary expense of
keeping the financial accounts of the
two roads separate.
Bank examiners Thursday took ac-
tive charge of the affairs of the New
Amsterdam -Ndllc!lbi 1odHk anu the
Mechanics and Traders Bank, state
institution, both of which closed their
doors Wednesday in New York City.
Both of these banks We're included in
the chain of banks controlled by
Charles w. Morse, F. Augustus Heinze,
and f. R. Thomas, and after the clos
ing of the National Bank of North
America, a few days ago, there had
been practically what amounted to
runs by depositors upon them.
A serious conflict appears to be i'm
pending between Russia and Austria
Hungary over the Austrian plans for
the establishment Of direct railroad
connections between Vienna, Salonki
and Athens, as announced few days
ago by Baron Won Aeheenthal the
Austro- Hungarian minister of foreign
affairs, in his annual statement before
the foreign affairs committee of the
Hungarian delegation. This is regard
ed at ST. Petersburg as likely to up
set the whole Balkan situation and
which the continuance Of reform work
in Macedonia depends.
At a meeting Thursday at Provi-
dence. R. l.. of the board of directors
Of the United Illuminating Co. which
controls gas and electric light COM
ranies in Maine and Vermont, NJ. Cur
It's Fletcher, president of the concern,
resigned and H. Dudley Hart was
elected in his place. Ruth L Howe,
one of the director. who also has been
acting as secretary and treasurer of
the corporation, also resigned. These
designations came as the result of
meeting of the stockholders of the
corporation in Providence last Mon
day when charges of mismana cement
were made. The concern controls gas
and electric lighting companies In
Dexter, Eastport, Fairfield, Farming
ton and Belfast, Me, and Windsor,
VT.