Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-12
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

CONDENSED DISPATCHES.
| Undismayed by threats Of penalties TO
| follow the second rejection of the gov
ernment's Scottish small holdings bill. the
British House of Lords Wednesday even
ing. after a debate which has lasted for
two days. by a vote OF 153. to 80 refused to
give the measure second reading.
/ r. Clipston Sturgis, chairman of the
Boston School House Commission, was
directed by Mayor Hubbard Wednes-
day to prepare statement of the con-
dition of all the schools as to exits and
| fire appliances and to make q special
| note of those found TO be defective.
Nutbearer. trotting horse owned by
Joseph Hubinger of New Haven, Conn.
was found dead in it's stall at the
stable Of New Haven veterinary
surgeon Wednesday. Death is al
legged to have been due to muriatic
poisoning administered through a tube
which was inserted in the tretter's
throat some time ago to do duty i'll
place of a defective trachaea. Nut
bearer was sired by Nutbreakcr and
was valued at $4,000. He had record
of 2-09I in an eight-heat race. No
clue to the perpetrator has been dis
covered.
A creditors petition against G.. f.
King. financial agent of Boston, was
flied in the bankruptcy court Monday by
John G. Mccarthy and Mary L. Davis OF
Boston, Davis \. Smart of Providence.
r. T.. and Robert l.. Cohran Of Nahant.
Mass. The claims of each are: McCar-
thy. s2967; Davis, Sass; Smart, $5l4 and
Cochran Sioc0. The four creditors allege
that they gave King at various times
since Oct. Ii last sums Of money to pur-
chase certain securities. but that they
have never received them. King placed
his affairs in the hands Of two trustees
two weeks ago.
The annual two-days convention OF
the New England Hardware Associa
ton opened Wednesday in Boston wit,
an elaborate exhibit Of hardware
manufacture ana brief business
meeting of the executive committee
The balance of the forenoon session
was occupied in receiving annual re-
ports and after lunch large number
attended a hearing at the State House
on a memorial to Congress favoring
the establishment Of parcel post. The
night and the election Of officers will
take place Thursday.
An important mass meeting of repre-
sentatives Of the union employees of the
\. ", \. II. < II. r. II. 81 stem was held
Wednesday at New Haven TO discuss thu
matter of th4sPiece work rule which. il
is understanding to go into effect on I'll"
system Thursday. The national officers
We're present and addressed the men.
While no statement was given out, it is
understood that the officials advised the
men to follow their instructions to til"
letter, and it is also understood that the
men have decided that an attempt on iii"
part of the company to enforce the piece
work rule will result in n strike on the
system.
The opening of Boston nomination
papers for delegates to the Republican
state and district conventions disclosed
Wednesday the fact that in y out Of
the % wards of Boston the delegates
are not instructed to favor any par
ticular one Of the Presidential posi-
blities when they vote for delegates
to the national convention in Chicago.
The faction favoring administration
regard this as something of victory.
The delegates mentioned include the
greater part Of the representation OF
the 9th, 10th ana 18th Congressional
districts The state and district con-
ventions will be held next month.
1t is learned at Mare Island navy
yard that the cruiser Maryland, Capt.
Chauncey Thomas, was awarded the
trophy for the best showing made by
a battlpShin class shin during the praC-
tice at Magdalena bay. All vessels OF
this class made a better showing at
Magdalena bay than at target prac-
tice on the Eastern coast, the Maryland
far distancing all others The order
of record is as follows: Maryland,
Tennessee. Pennsylvania. West Vir
gina and Washington. In practice
with 6-inch guns the st. Louis won the
highest average With the Maryland and
Charleston making Il tie for second.