Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-23
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Two mer were injured ana coiiSiu-
| cradle damage done Tuesday night
when the Pittsburg Fulminite Powder
Co.'S building at FombeE. near Lelien-
orIe. blew up. The cause of the explo-
sion is not known.
A storehouse filed with hay and
grain a. $40 Chelsea street. East bos-
| ton. was burned early Wednesday
| night. causing a property loss of &c.
| O0J covered by insurance. The property
| js owned by Louis Gamer.
| Announcement was made Wednesday
| that Jacob H Schiff has purchased
! Henry Mosler's last important paint
ing and has presented it to the Cor
corac Art Gallery at Washington. The
painting is entitled 1.-The Dawn of Our
Flag"
| Na-Tung, former governor of Pekin,
and ane of the shrewdest politicians OF
the Chinese foreign board, has been
Amounted controller of customs, sue
ceeding Lu Hai-Huan, who has been
made a director of the new Tientsin-
Nankin Railway.
Jacob ". Davis, the inventor and
originator of copper riveted clothing.
aged IS years. He began the manufac-
ture ii the copper riEeted overalls
while in Porto Rico and created a de-
mand for his wares which induced him
to move to San Francisco in 1873.
The schooner Agnes Manning. which
narrowly escaped being wrecked on
Rye lodges Monday, arrived at Boston
Wednesday in tow. leaking slightly
She will be hauled out on a marine
railway for repairs. Capt Shepperd. her
commander. stated that he did not
think his vessel was damaged to any
great extent.
Judge o. r. Hundley of the federal
court at Birmingham, Ala, late Tues
day night finished his decree adjudging
the Southern Steel Co. bankrupt. Ster-
ling \. Wood of Birmingham was APP
pointed special referee in bankruptcy.
Counsel for the bankrupt company and
for tine creditors all appeared in court
and no objection was made to the
courts action.
The dry farming congress, newest of
agricultural organizations, but one
having an important mission in behalf
of the semi-arid states. began a four
days meeting at Salt Lake City
Wednesday. Sixteen states and terri
tories are entitled to representation ana
delegates from each of the 16 gave an
account of its accomplishments since
the birth Of the congress one year ago
in Denver.
James F. Lawrence, Il pal of Arthur
B. Smith. alias William Foley. who.
it is alleged, shot and killed PATROL
man John A. Lynch on Summer street,
Boston, last week, was sentenced by
Judge Bond in the superior criminal
court late Wednesday to serve two and
half years i'll the house Of correction
for breaking and entering. Lawrence
was indicted by the last grand jury
and had been out on probation.
William D. Boyce filed suit in the
municipal court at Chicago Tuesday
against George w. Reynolds. proprie-
tor and manager of the Virginia hotel,
for $4,000. The claim is based on alleged
neglect of Reynolds to give his guests
proper protection from loss by theft in
that he had in mis- employ q chamber
maid who entered the rooms occupied
by Mr.. Boyce and his family and stole
$4,000 worth of diamonds. The robbery
was committed Nov. 90. 1907.
Addison Curtis, Il 10-year-old boy.
broke through the ice of Lake Attitash
at Amesbury, Mass. while skating
Wednesday and was drowned. His COM
panion. Roland Hobson, aged -, also
went into the water but was rescued by
S. c. Osgood of -Amesbury. formerly chief
of police. who put out in q boat from
shore and hauled the drowning boy
aboard. In the effort to rescue the two
boys Rufus Tuxbury and his son An
drew. who have a farm on the shore Of
the lake. narrowly escaped losing their
lives.
The Public library and two churches
in the town of Meredith. n. H., are
beneficiarics under the will of Major
Edwin f. Bedee of Meredith, which
was filed for probate at Laconia Tues
day. The sum of $4,000 each is loft
to the Congregational church, the Free
Baptist church and the Public library
The will provides that il either of the
two churches fails to support public
worship for the period of one year, its
share of the money shall go to the other
church. All the requests are in the
form OF railroad bonds.
The estate of Edmund Clarence Sted-
man. the banker-poet who died last Sat-
urday at New York. will be divided in
equal shares between his two sons. Fred
crick 8. and Arthur c. Stedman, and his
era nddaughter, Laura w. Stedinan. af-
ter the payment of some small specific
requests. The will disposng OF the prop
erty was filed for probate Wednesday, To
the library of Yale University Mr. Sted-
man leaves his editions and texts OF the
Greek Idealists and his edition of Thee
ritus, possibly the only copy iii this col1-
try. as we'll as editions of other rare
works.
Judge !. G. Prtchard % the United
States court at Asheville, n. c., Tues
day signed an order ordering the Sout.,
Carolina Dispensary Commission TO