Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-18
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Governor Hughes signed bill Mon
| day increasing the penalty in New
York state for extortion or blackmall
| from five to Is years. The measure Is
| aimed at the Black Hand and similar
| organizations.
A Negro placed under arrest while
| diSpOsing Of gold watches and who
| threatened to kill the officer, was shot
and killed Monday by Constable II. b.
Lake Of California, Pa, near Pitts
burg. A card was found in the pocket
of the man, as follows: william Da-
suson, No 3Os Cass avenue, Baltimore
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| The Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co.,
Which operates all the street car lines In
| Philadelphia, decided at Il meeting of
its board of directors Monday to increase
the wages Of motormen and conductors
| from y cents TO 90 cents an hour. The
increase is to take effect July l. About
G6M men are affected and the advance in
wages involves an additional expendi-
tsre of about 100000 yearly.
| The Boston and metropolitan sys-
| tenn police We're hunting for Percy A.
Hutchinson, PHI D., Instructor in Eng
lash in Harvard University, who dis
appeared from the New England San
itarir,m at Melrosc. Mass, Monday,
| leaving note saying that he was go
| ing to commit suicide DR.. Hutchinson
had been at the sanitarium several
months undergoing treatment for a ner
vOus disorder
Nathan p. Hunt was appointed as
Of
of Manchester, N. H., Monday by
| Judge Chamberlain in the superior
court. The bank has been in liquida-
ton for several years and the appoint
ment was made for the purpose of
winding up it's affairs. When it was
closed the institution had $664,OO0, and
since then the depositors have receiv-
ed 95 per cent. of their money.
Andrew Carnegie was received in
| audience by King Victor Emmanuel at
Rome Monday. He was presented by
Senator Cappellini of the University of
Rologne, to which institution His Maj
esty sent the model of a rare prchis-
toric animal recently presented him by
Mr. Carnegie. During the audience the
King expressed his appreciation of this
gift ard showed great interest in Mr.
Carneeie's bencficiences.
y. O. Skinner, president of the St
John Exhibition Association, an
nounced Monday night that definite
assurances had been received from OF
tawa that the $4,000 grant from the
Canadian government for the Domin
ion Exhibition next year would come
to ST. John. The exhibition. he said.
would open on Labor day, 1910, and last
10 days. Official notification is expect
ed from Ottawa this week.
Victor G. Olander. general secretary
OF the International! Lake Seamen'S
Union, said Monday at Cleveland that
he had received a report that 500 Nor
wegian sailors were under contract to
come to this country and take the
places Of striking seamen on the Great
Lakes. Officials of the union have TAX
Ell the matter up with the immigration
authorities and will make an attempt
to prevent the sailors from landing.
Secretary Oiander says hiring the Nor
wegians is a direct violation of the
contract labor law.
James #. Williams, Jr., Monday ten
dcred to President TAFT his resignation
as a Civil Service commissioner. Mr..
Williams was appointed only few
weeks ago and is leaving the service
because of impaired health.
President Taft is to open the Yukon
ALASKA Exposition at Seattle. June !,
with 2 splendid gold telegraph key,
presented to him Monday by Secretary
Ballinger and the Congressional dele
cation from Washington. The key is
mounted on Alaska marble and is or
| namcnted with % handsome gold mug
gets from Alaska.
A deputy United States marshal seiZ-
| ed 100000 feet of lumber, six saw
! mills and other property belonging to
| the Pine Hill and Walker-Hopkins
Lumber Cos and other small concerns
at Oklahoma City, Okla, Monday. The
| deputy acted in accordance with writs
| issued by the United States district
court after an investigation by j. M.
Mueller. a special agent of the depart-
| ment of the interior, relating to condi-
| lions IN the timber reservation of the
Choctaw Nation The investigation
was caused by charges of unlawful cut
| ting OF timber on the reservation.
| The United States revenue cutter Rush
arrived Monday at Juneau from Stka
with the captain and the crew of the
japanese sealing schooner keisen, which
was seized in Redoubt bay on May for
cruising within the three-mile limit. The
alleged poachers We're taken to the fed
| eral Jail. The bond for each of the crew
has been fixed at $500 and for the captain
at $1,000. The skins seized on the schoon-
| er will be held pending a jury's verdict
| All the evidence against the Japanese is
| the testimony of a number of Indians.
who told the authorities that they dis
covered the Japanese schooner inside the
| fishing limits.
| Announcement was made Monday at
| Pittsburg that $4,000 employees of iron
| ard steel companies, having headquar-
tiers in Pittsburg and vicinity will re-
| coive an advance in wages averaging
| 10 per cent. the first of June or the
first of July The United States Steel
| Corporation has made no announce
| nient of an increase in wages but it is
said the Jones & Laughlin Steel Co.
| the Republic Iron ana Steel Co. and
other independent companies will re-
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