Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-08
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

King George of England has issued
a proclamation fixing the date OF. the
coronation as June %.
The general committee on foreign
missions of the Methodist Episcopal
church ended it's annual meeting at
Baltimore Monday and will meet next
November at Denver, Colo At the
sessions just closed. appropriations
were made for all the foreign missions
fields for 1911. 1t was decided to ask
the church throughout the United
States for $l,500,O0O to prosecute that
work. .-.
A general strike of elevator con-
structors employed by the Otis Eleya-
tor co. in various cities of the corn.
try became effective Monday. One
hundred men In Boston and a number
or men in Springfield and Brockton
were among those called out. Should
non union men he engaged to take the
strikers places the building trades
union officials will order a sympathet-
ic strike, it Is announced. The strike
originated in Chicago. where a disa-
greement over wages occurred.
The ministerial program which will
be read in the French Chamber of
Deputies provides for an elaboration OF
existing legislation with regard to
trades unions. The laws as proposed
viii make impossible a repetition of
the situation brought about BY the re-
cent railroad strike. The leefsiatiop
includes measures comforting upon the
government extending powers for the
naturalization of railroad employees and
providing severe penalties for those
VINO provoke Sabotage" and insubor.
dination. N, '".e
The body of Francis b. Armirptop
a wealthy retired coal dealer OF Mar
pieheaa' was found under his over
TURNED automobile on the road between
aamilton and Essex. Mass, Monday
afternoon. Mr.. Arlington left home
Monday forenoon and It is presumed
that ne attempted to round a sharp
curve at too great speed, the car run
ning up an embankrfnent and over
turning twice. Armington's neck was
broken. The wreck was discovered nv
George Wilmington, who was on bis
way TO the Lake Croft Inn in Hamil-
Ton. The accident occurred almost on
tne line dividing Ipswich and HamiI-
ton.
rresideht taft Monday personally pre-
scented to Lieut.. Gordon Johnston OF the
hh cavalry the medal OF honor awarded
70 that young officer by Congress Lieut.
zen. wood. chief Of stafy, and other
nigh army officers. In full uniform. were
present at the ceremony at the WHITE
House. Lieut.. Johnston was awarded the
medal for gallantry against the Phn,n.
pine Moros at Buddajo In 1906 He lea
ne charge against the outlaws. ana was
wounded in action. His bravery, how
ever. led to success for . the American
arms. Twice before this event Lieut..
johnston had been recommended for rec
ognition by Congress. It is. the purpose
OF President Taft to award all such med
ais in the future in person.
Bids for the construction of six tor.
pedo boat destroyers for the United
states navy will be opened at the navy
department Tuesday. Acting Secre-
tary Of the navy BooEman Winthrop
las notified the threc shipbuilding
firms who recently asked him to
change the specifications so as to per
NIT the trials Of the vessels to he held
over the Lewes. DEL. course. instead
of the Rockland. Me-. course, that
they might submit alternate bids to
cover trials over both courses. The
shipbuilders interested claim II would
cost $4,000 more per vessel to hold the
trials oyer the ROclsland course. owing
to its great distance fire., the resnac-
tive Yards ~ Ne'ynort Ngr"c. p r, /
phia and Camden. T,in s-r~a - "A
yard prefers the HoeklaI.d cousae. !.
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