Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-02-03
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

ed from San Juan, P. r., Wednesday for
the United States. He will appear before
the Ballinger-Pinchot congressional in
vesugatfng committee at Washington to
give evidence in the case.
Four hundred members of the Tapestrv
Carpet Printers Union at Philadelphia
have been granted an increase of S per
cent. in wages to take effect as soon as
they return to work. by the six manufac-
turers Of tapestry woven carpets in Phil
adelphia. The carpet printers have been
on strike IA weeks
The special meeting of the New York
Stock Exchange governing committee
called for Wednesday to take action on
the failure Of Lathrop. Haskins & Co..
which resulted from the collapse of the
Columbus & Hooking Coal and Iroon pool
has been postponed until Feb. Is by re-
| quest Of the insolvent firm.
| The personal and real property Of
George I. Ham, president of the sus-
pended United States Banking Co. of
Mexico City. Mex, estimated at 100000
pesos. equal to s1,OOO,oO0 in American mon
ey, which was turned over to the receiver
of the bank some days ago. was placed
in the hands of S. c. Saunders, manager
of the Bank of Montreal, for liquidation.
| States Attorney Wayman announced
Wednesday at Chicago that he had decid-
ed not to take the charges of the misap-
preparation of nearly 100000 from the
Chicago & Western Indiana Railroad by
Benjamin Thomas. John Fetzer and
Charles Happen before the grand jury
Wis iDoin IN,
the municipal court.
The wool and wooden schedules of the
new tariff were given the approval in
their main construction of the National
Association of Wool Manufacturers at it's
45th annual meeting held in Boston late
Wednesday. Officers were elected as fol-
lows: President, William Whitman, Bos-
ton: vice presidents, Charles H. Harding
Philadelphia; William NJ. Wood, Boston:
Frederic S. Clark. North Billerica. Mass;
secretary and treasurer, Winthrop l..
Marvin, Boston.
The American merchant feet was in
creased during January by IA vessels, 66
of them being of wood and eight of steel
OF this number 3S were for Atlantic and
the Gulf, 26 for the Great Lakes. eight
for the Pacific and two for Western river
service. The largest vessel built during
the month was the A. A. Augustus for
Great Lake service, being of $500 gross
tons.
One seaman was injured and num-
her of others had a narrow escape late
Wednesday when the hydrogen gas of
storage battery exploded aboard the
submarine boat Stingay at the
Charlestown navy yard The battery
was being charged when the explo-
sion occurred. Seaman John Murphy
was passing near at the time and was
struck in the head by flying fragments
and was critically injured.
The steamer Alder of the Morgan
Line arrived at Galveston late Wednes-
day, after troublous voyage from
New York, during which port of the
cargo was on fire. The fire was dis
covered in some charcoal shortly after
the ship sailed Saturday. Steam was
poured into the hold and it was thought
that the blaze had been extinguished.
Monday. however, the fire re-appeared
and was still burning when the vessel
locked Wednesday. The matches will
not be opened until Thursday.
A gift of 100000 to Wesleyan University
from the general educational board of
New York was announced by President
William A. Arnold ShankIin of the uni
versity at the annual dinner Wednesday
night of the Wesleyan Alumni Associa-
ton of Boston. President Shanklin made
plea for larger salaries for professors
who had not had an increase for 20 years,
more scholarships, a chemical laboratory.
library and college union. officers
were elected as follows: President, V. B.
SWEET, '96; vice president, w. L. Rowell.
IS; secretary, 0. F. Herrck, 80; treas
urer, C. N. Quimby, 80.
For libelling the mayor of Somervlle
in the last campaign. George H. Pratt,
editor of the Somerville Sun. was Wednes-
day at Cambridge, Mass. fined $780, Rev.
F. Eben Baylies was fined $3.50 and the
Sun 5000. During the campaign Mr. Bay
lies and the paper claimed that Mayor
John nj. Wood, who was a candidate for
reelection, was intoxicated at holiday
celebration and that the liquor laws of
the city were not enforced. Pratt. Bal
lies and the Sun were convicted Tuesday.
After sentence had been pronounced
Wednesday al appeal was taken and bail
was raised to $1,000 for the defendants.
Capt Lewis c. Small and the six men
comprising the crew of the abandoned
three-masted schooner Julia p. Cole. ar
rived Wednesday at New York. When
they were landed from the steamer Ma
rowjine, to which they had been trans
ferred at sea from the steamer Maracas.
which took them off the waterlogged
schooner, they had a tale of hardship
and opportune rescue to tell. The Cole
left Southport. Del, for New York on
Jan. 10. On the night of the 21st while
a heavy sea was running the Cole sprang
a leak and in two hours the decks were
awash. 1t was impossible for the crew
to reach the hold to get provisions and
they practically tasted for two days. They
were in sore straits when the Maracas
hove in sight and took off the seven men.
FORGED NEWS TELEGRAMS
During the English Election Campaign
Cause TrouhlA for Two Man.