Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-11-26
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Three buildings at Tilton, n. H.,
comprising the box shop and saw mill
of Morrill, & Emery. We're destroyed by
fire Wednesday, The loss will not ex-
coed $50OO with partial insurance.
A conference of Episcopalians of New
England for the discussion of state
problems was called "Wednesday by
Bishop Lawrence to meet IN TRINITY
church. Boston, Dec and } The meet
ing Of Dec will discuss problems
which affect the six states.
The health of 42l inmates of the
County farm at Grasmer. n. H., IS en-
dangered by the condition of the 80
head Of cattle at the institution, SIX OF
which were destroyed Tuesday. after 1t
had been definitely decided that they
were suffering from tuberculosis. Ac-
cording to report made by a we'll
known veterinarian of Manchester,
who made q rigid examination of the
cattle, all but four of the 80 COWS are
either suffering from tuberculosis or
show strong symptoms of the disease
William r. Hearst contributed SAL
295 toward the expenses of the national
campaign of the Independence party.
ly. acting treasurer of the organization
filed Wednesday with the secretary OF
state at Albany. ~ Y. The only other
contribution reported was $207.70, re-
ceiyed from the sale of souvenir
medals. making a total of $42,502'3
OF this amount $26. 600 was contributed
to the New York headquarters of the
party and $16.295 was given to tbs
Chicago headquarters. The New York
Office spends $25.685.56 and the Chi
cago office $16,174.64. The money was
spent for travelling expenses. meetings.
postage, etc.
A fispatch from Ottawa says that
Hon. l.. p Brodeaur. minister of ma
rine. has suspended Fred X. Harding.
representative of the department at st.
John. n. b.. and Engineer Malcolm
Morris of the fisheries cruiser Curlew,
also Of st. John, pending result of the
government inquiry being conducted
by Judge Cassels of Ottawa into the
department affairs. Evidence of loans
to Harding by firms doing business
with the department has been given
and Morris the testimony told, re-
ceived presents of small cash sums
from a firm.
With practically the whole train off
the rails. the Maritime Express, for
Montreal was wrecked Wednesday.
north of Campbellton. n. B. The only
one injured was a brakeman and he
Is only slightly hurt. The baggage car,
the second from the locomotive was the
first TO leave the rails and was thrown
on it's side clear Of the tracks, the col |
Onist car just behind was thrown clear +
of the rails but remained standing as
also was a first-class passenger coach. !
The dining car was canted over in a
ditch and two Pullmans. we'll filed /
were derailed but left standing.
The President mas designated the fol-
lowing named vessels of the revenue
cutter service to cruise actively along
the Atlantic coast from Dec. l to April
1, next to assist vessels in distress: The
Woodbury. and Androscoggin on the
Maine coast, the former with head
quarters at PASSPORT and the latter at
the Gresham. with headquar-
ters in Boston: the Acushnet at Woods
Hole; the Mohawk at New York; the
Onondaga at Norfolk; the Apache at
Baltimore: the Pamlico at Newborn, N
c., and the Seminole at Wilmington,
N. c. Last year revenue cutters af- |
'orded aid to about $50 vessels in dis ,
:ress which. with their cargo, were
valued at nearly 100000. :