Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-05-21
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Two persons are dead, one missing
and several guests were injured as
result of a fire which destroyed the
Queens Hotel at Tilsonburg, Ont,
early Wednesday.
At the annual meeting of the stock
holders Of the Anaconda Copper Min
ing Co. Wednesday at Anaconda,
Mont, the directors, with the eXcep-
ton of William L. Bull were re-elect-
ed. Mr. Bulls place on the board is
filed by T. H. Broughton of New
York.
John p Bradford, one of the most
prominent horsemen in New York
City, died at his home Wednesday of
pneumonia. He was born in Boston, 60
years ago. Mr.. Bradford was vice
president of the National Horse Show
Association, treasurer of the Coney
Island Jockey Club and a steward of
the Jockey Club. He had been prom
nent figure in racing for many years.
The British steamer Latona, Cap
ttain Rollo, from Montreal May S for
London, foundered westward of the
Lizard Wednesday morning, after
colliding with the British steamer
Japanic. Captain Thompson, frorn
Newport for Montevideo. All the pas
sengers and crew of the Latona We're
saved by the Japanic and have been
landed at Falmouth, Eng. The Japanic
was badly damaged. Her bow plates
were stove in.
Edgar II. Cook. first year student in
the School of Sciences at Columbia
~; N 70 no l,a of
prominent lawyer in Albany, was shot
and it is feared fatally, by a New
York policeman Wednesday night,
and Howard P. Cole, a companion of
Cook. was arrested. Cole is also a
student Of Columbia. Both young men
are charged with attempted burglary.
The police allcge that the students
were attempting to tear down the sign
on refrcshment booth on Riverside
Drive.
After debate lasting three days the
educa ton bill passed it's second read
ing in the British House of Commons
Wednesday evening by $40 votes to
FOG. The Nationalists joined the Uni
onists in voting against the measure
and the debate gave little indication
of possibility of compromise during
the committee stage. The minority is
relying upon the House of Lords to
either throw out the bill entirely or
materially change it so as to give both
the Church of England and the Ro-
man Catholics greater facilities for
UNCONVENTIONAL teachings.
The legislative committee on railroads
reported Il bill in the Massachusetts
House Wednesday altering the provis-
ions of the so-called anti stock water
ing law so that in the issue of new stock
of railroads the price may be fixed by
the stockholders instead OF by the rail-
road commissioners. but still giving the
latter body power to approve the amount
of the stock to be issued and to forbid
the sale if the commission considers tbs
| price excessive The bill is drawn or
lines suggested by former Railroad Com
missioner jackson and President futile
of the Boston & Maine Railroad.
Miss Helen Maloney, daughter of Mar
tin Maloney of Philadelphia, never was
| legally married to Arthur II. Osborne
! according to the decision OF Referee Co
halar, which was filed in the supreme
court at New York Wednesday. The
court affirmed the report. Following the
so-called marriage to Osborne. Miss Ma
| loney was married to Samuel Ciarkson
young Englishman. The effect of tht
annuiment of the Osborne marriage is tc
| make the marriage to Clarkson legal
The papers in the case, including the ties
timony before the referee, were sealed
by order of the court and were not made
public.
The Carnegie Hero Fund Commits
sion at its regular quarterly meeting
Wednesday at Pittsburg passed upor
81 cases investigated since its Ias1
meeting granting medal or meda
dne, cash in 80 and rejecting So appli-
cations as ont coming within the scope
of the commissions work. The award.
included Is bronze and Is silver med
ais. S13.95O in Immediate cash pay.
monts and monthly payments during
life TO four persons. Since the organ
ization of the commission on April ID
1904. 172 awards have been made ou
of a total of 2432 cases investigated
Among the awards made WedneHia!
is bronze medal voted to Thelma NJ
McNee. II years old. of Boston, 1ol
rescuing two children from their burn
ing homes.
1t is officially announced at Paris
that the Pope has instructed the
French Episcopate to refuse the clause
in the church dcvOlution law providing
fo- the creation of mutual aid soc1e-
ties for aged priests. These societies II
was planned. would not only take over
tho property belonging to certain
funds for aged priests amounting tc
81. 600 600. but, in accordance with q
recent amendment to the devolutlor
of church property bill. they would
accept pious foundations for masses
The news of this refusal is received
with much regret by the independent
newspapers. 1t will result. under the
law. in the turning over of funds val
ued at many million dollars to public
charities. "While the authors of the
law seek to avoid the odium of having
taken away the bread of poor.aged and
lnfirm priests. the Pope says in part
they offer to return to the church a
small part of the sequestrated proper
g., what 4hnv hand back with one