Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-14
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Peer NJ. Neal, LynnS famous war
mayor, died Monday at the home OF his
son, United States Bank Examiner
William E. Neal in Lynn. Mr.. Neal
was a Quaker and was born in Dough-
tvs Falls. North Berwick. Me, Sept.
q, 1911. He removed to Lynn in 1850
and represented his district in the
Massachusetts House of Representa-
tives in 1879 and was state senator in
1876. Three children survive.
"All contracts between the United
Nine Workers of America and opera
tors with the possible exception Of
Illinois will be signed by the first of
May" said President Lewis OF the
Miners Union Monday. Matters will
have progressed to such an extent"
said Mr.. Lewis, "by Thursday of this
diana and Pennsylvania will return to
work pending district settlements
later
The sealing steamer Adventure. which
arrived at st. Johns. N. F.. from the
north last Wednesday with a cargo of
seals will return Immediately to seek the
sealing fleet and take on board the crews
of the steamers Panther and Walrus.
which recently foundered after collision
with ice foes. The shipwrecked crews
are now distributed among the other
steamers of the fleet. They number near
ly GOO men. 1t is thought that the Adven-
ture may be able to render assistance
also to the steamers Ranger and Iceland.
which are reported badly damaged by
contact with the ice.
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New York City mayoralty recount, di-
rected in due warrant to proceedings
instituted by Attorney General jack
son was begun before Justice John S.
Lambert of Buffalo in the supreme
court at New York Monday. Attorney
General Jackson represented the State.
William Il. Hearst who contests the
legality Of Mayor McClellan's election
was represented by Melvin G. Palliser
and H. NJ. Hitchings while Eugene l."
Richards, Former Justice G. B. .. Has
Brouck and Henry w. Herbert looked
after Mayor McClellan's interest. MIR.
Hearst has been contending for this
recount ever since the election OF 1865.
A dispatch from Whitehead, n. s.,
says: The schooner Pleasantville, 50
tons, Capt. Troke, from Louisburg
bound to Lockerort with a cargo of
coal has put in there after an awful
experience with wind and waves. Dur
ing the gale of Wednesday night and
Thursday of last week. everything
movable about the deck, was de-
stroyed, the cabin flooded and holes
had to be cut in the cabin floor to let
the water run Off The foresail. jumbo
and boat davits are all gone, the stern
started, the deck settled and the
schooner is leaking badly. She has five
feet Of water in the hold and the cap
tain and crew are exhausted from
pumping.
The annual meeting of the Brunswick
Village Corporation was held Monday
evening. The election of officers result
ed: Moderator, Prof. Henry l.. Chap
man; clerk, Thomas H. Riley; assessors,
Harvey j. Given, Frank l.. Snow, Lyman
f. Smith: collector of taxes. John r.
StanwOod; treasurer, j. w. Fisher;
auditors, Ira P. Booker and Harry F.
Thompson. The appropriations: Pay
ment Of corporation bonds. 5000. in
terest, $1,000; contigent expenses, 500;
abatement of taxes. 500: discount for
early payment of taxes. 500. The re-
port of the assessors showed s1447 on
hand and that the net debt was $96. $50 81
All the departments showed favora BILE
balance.
William Renwick, popularity known
as ''Scotty," the ground keeper at the
University of Pennsylvania. was
struck on the head by 16-pound ham,
mer at Franklin field at Philadelphia
Monday and probably fatally injured
Daniel F. Luby of Peabody, Mass,
threw the hammer down the field to-
ward ''Scotty," who either did not see
the throw or lost sight of the weight
in the sun. The heavy iron struck him
on the side Of the head, knocking him
several feet. He was picked up un-
conscious and removed to the hospital,
where it was found he was suffering
from severe fracture of the skull. He
was operated on at night and it is
said that his condition is critical