Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-25
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.


mont. N. H., resumed operation Mon
day, after a two-weeks shutdown.
Seventy-five hand are employed.
Upon motion Of counsel for Stuyve-
SAINT Fish, Judge Ball Monday at Chi
cago entered an order dismissing the
suit brought by Mr.. Fish and others
to enioin the voting of 2Sl,23 shares of
Illinois Central stock owned by the
Union Pacific Railroad Co, and the
Railroad Securities Co. The suit was
dismissed at the complainants cost.
The Board of jamestown Exposition
on Managers for Massachusetts Mon
day received word that Massachusetts
has been awarded the gold medal for
the general exhibit of school work
which was shown in the Massachusetts
building at the exposition and the gold
medal for the exhibit of photogra phs,
statistic, charts and literature pertain
ing to state boards and institutions.
The hurried dispatch of special
train from Pittsburg to the scene of
Saturday mornings wreck on the Bal
tinore &. OHIO Railroad at Salisbury
Junction was explained Monday when
It became known that there We're over
a million dollars in cash aboard the
train. AS soon as word of the accident
was received special precautions were
taken to guard the money, which was
not damaged.
Mrs. Mary Adelaide Ycrkes. widow
OF Charles r. Yerkes, the Chi
cago iinancier and traction mag
nate. announced Sunday that it
was her desire to devote a portion of
her Slo.000.000 estate to the erection of
magnificent hospital in Chicago 1t
is Mrs. YcrkcS' desire herself to design
the hospital. The Incomplete plans
provide for the erection of at least ono
of the group buildings during her life
time. The erection of the rest of the
group and the necessary endowment
for the entire institution will be provid-
ed for in her will.
Clothing manufacturers from all
parts of the country are expected for
the annual convention of the National
Association of Clothiers to be held at
the Hotel Aston New York. on March
?, and 4. The 25th anniversary of the
founding of the associations New
York branch will be celebrated by a
banquet at Delmonico's on the even
ing of the conventions first day
Among the speakers announced are
Congressman Hobson of Alabama,
Former Secretary of the Treasurer
Leslie NJ. Shaw and Police Commits
sioEer Bingham of New York.
General Nogi. commander Of the Jap
anese forces that captured Port Ar
thur, expressed sympathy for his de-
feated enemy in brief cablegram re-
cevied Monday at Cincinnati On the
receipt of the news that General StoeS-
sci had been convicted and sentenced
TO death. for his conduct of the defense
or Port Arthur, the Cincinnati Times
star sent cablegram to General Nogi
stating the fact and asking for a state
ment of his views. In reply received
Monday. the Japanese leader said: "As
a soldier. 1 deeply sympathize with
General StOessel. l cannot bear to
state my views"
The Rev. John A. Earl invites babies
specially to the Baden avenue Baptist
church of Chicago and has made every
provision for their comfort, even to
providing nursing bottles and the like
10 Keep them quiet while their mothers
are listening to the sermon. The
scheme inaugurated by the Rev. Mr..
Earl is an innovation so far as Chica-
SO is concerned. The preacher hopes
TO have from a dozen to 80 babies pres
nj every Sunday. One of the church
parlors has been fitted up as a nusery.
1t Is presided over by 40 young women
who will work in relays of ten at each
service.
The three persons injured at West
Nyack. \. y. Saturday night. when 4
wagon containing nine persons was
struck by an express train. were Still
in the North Hudson Hospital, in
Union Hill, \. ], Monday. Their con-
dillon gives promise that all will re-
cover. Miss Mary F. Birds arms wer,,
sprafned and she suffers from injuries
TO the back and scalp wounds. War
rem Palmer's back is wrenched and be-
SIDES bruises he is suffering from con-
sNssion of the brain. Henry Dieter
rem is hadly bruised. he has sca,p
wound and his nose is broken.