Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-11-26
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

DiSpatchcs received at Paris from
Lisbon state that the report that KING
Manuel Of Portugal had been attacked
by a mob in the streets Of that city
are absolutely untrue The King
Wednesday left Oporto. where he has
been since Nov. s, to pay a visit to
Santo Thyrso. The King has every
where been acclaimed by the people.
The steel steamer North Star Of the
Mutual Transportation Co. of Buffalo
was sunk early Wednesday, in Lake
Hur0u by collision with sister ship,
the Northern queen. The North star
sank So quickly that her crow had
barely time to escape to the Northern
Queen. which also suffered considerable
damage but was able to proceed back
to Port Huron.
The department of agriculture under
Geographic instructions from Sec. Will
son Wednesday placed the entire state
Of Michigan in quarantine insofar as
concerns tho interstate and foreign
shipment of cattle, sheep and other
ruminants and swine therefrom. be
cause of the prevalence of foot and
mouth disease. The restrictions i'm
posed are identical with those applied
to New York, Pennsylvania and New
Jersey.
l. After following for several miles the
tr2ll of the safe blowers who dynanit-
ed tl, bank vault at buchanan. Tex.
early Tuesday, Deputy Sheriff Colbert
late Wednesday came upon three
strangers in the woods near Dallas.
The men covered the officers with their
reviewers and made their escape. The
supposed burglars are reported as hay
ing been seen in Dallas "Wednesday
night. Although the safe and vault of
the bank at Buchanan were badly
damaged by the explosion, the burglars
failed to get any money or valuables.
Judge w. II. Taft carried the state
of Connecticut in the recent election
by plurality of 1850 votes over Mr..
Bryan, according to the official vote
canVaSSed Wednesday at the state
capital. Mr. Taft's majority over all
was 35.727. Mr., Taft polled 1926 votes
more than President Roosevelt in 1904
while Mr., Bryan received 5759 votes
less than he had in 1900 and Judge
Parker in 1904 had 4645 more votes
than Mr.. Bryan had this year The
..
Taft 1l2,715; Bryan 6S,255; Debs, So
cialist, 4543; Chafin, Prohibition 1880
The JOY Line steamer Edgemont
sailed for New York 9rom Providence,
r. l., early Wednesday within a few
hours after completing an unusual
easthound trip from that city While
passing North Brother island Monday
night the EIgemont's stern was struck
by a car float disabling the steamer S
rrndder. 4 temporary rudder was
rigeef and steered by this the Edge
mont kept on her way to port, arriving
Tuesday night Repairs were quickly
effected when the Edgemont reached
port and she sailed early Wednesday
for New York in an endeavOr to catch
un with her schedule.
or the score of masters Of coastwise
steamship and sailing vessels, who testi-
fed Wednesday at the Boston hearing
before the special commission of the gov
ernment which is investigating the length
of tows of barges along the coast all but
one favored the shortening of the tow
lines to $3.50 feet at sea and to 1900 feet
in inland waters and the cutting Gown the
humber of barges to two. Most of the
opposition to the present method of tow
ing was heard from captains of steam
ships and sailing vessels although two of
the Massachusetts pilot commissioners
Capt. John c. Ross and Capt. f. Il.
Oakes, declared that the present method
was dangerous and favored the resolu-
tons for shortening. ~