Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-01
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The Miramichi Pulp q Paper Cos.
mills at Chatham, n. b., were shut down
Wednesday for an indefinite time. Two
hundred and fifth men were employed by
the plant.
An inspection of sugar manufacture III
Louisiana claimed the attention ediieS-
day of the Association of State and Ma
tional pure food department, III annual
convention at New Orleans.
After an absence of 10 years, William
Dods. returned to his former home at
Ouinc-, Ills, and Tuesday night drank
carbcIic acid in the yard of his former
wife. who is now married to another
man. His body was discovered by ms
former wife, who knew nothing or ms
return.
Secretary Dickinson was the reclpl-
eut Wednesday at Washington OF d
magnificent silver loving cup from the
people of the Philippines, bearing the
Inscription: presented by the Filipino
people to Hon. Jacob Nj. Dickinson,
secretary of war on the occasion OF his
visit to the Philippine islands, 1910.
The official vote in Massachusetts in
the election of Nov. s was canVassed
Wednesday by the Executive Council
and shows that Eugene \. Foss, DEM
ocrat. defeated Governor Eben ).
Draper, Republican. by plurality OF
35.179. The vote for the two candidates
was: Foss Uotal vote 229,352; Draper.
194,173.
Lewis A. Bean of Newburyport. who
was convicted in the United States dls-
trict court at Boston Wednesday or
conspiracy to conceal assets from
trustee in bankruptcy, was sent to the
Newburyport Jail for one year by
Judge Dodge Beans bondsman. Alfred
Adnoff of Ipswich, was arrested after
the sentence on a charge of conspiracy
with Bean.
Judge Ebert II. Gary announced
Wednesday afternoon at New York
that beginning Jan. /. 1900. the United
States Steel Corporation will pay three
classes of old age pensions to those OF
it's employees who have served with
either the parent company or its sub
salaries for 20 years or more. The
income for these pensions will be de-
rived from the United States Steel
Corporation and Carnegie joint fund
to which no employees contribute.
Thousands of dollars annually will be
saved and the efficiency of the corps
of special agents and inspectors Of the
post Office department will be increaS-
ca by an order which will be issued
Dec. 1 by Postmaster General Hitch
cock BY the terms of the order which
becomes effective Immediately. the sew
eral corps of superintendent and spe-
cial agents doing supervisory and in
spection work in the field are merged
into the general inspection service Of
tie department and thus placed under
a single management.
In a desperate effort to protect his
brother, Fred Drexcl Rodgers of Phil
adelphia, from the charge of Il wound
ed hull moose. w. r.. Rodgers fired
several shots from his rifle. one of
which killed the young man. Mr. Rodg
ers is Erief-stricken over the acct
dent. He passed through Montreal
Wednesday night en- route to their
home in Philadelphia. The fatal shoot
ing occurred on the shore of Coulongc
lake. Tie body was brought down to
Ottawa by Mr.. Rodgers and his guides
and sent through by train.
A squad of striking chauffeurs at
New York kept the police on the jump
W Wednesday night, running to the
rescue of wrecked taXicabs. The
strikers smashed windows. slashed
tires and broke in doors, if they had
time. TaXicab after taxicab was over
turned and wrecked in the theatre
district as the rioting progressed. In
very Instance the assailants per-
nitted the occupants of the vehicle
TO allght and then proceeded with
he demolishing. No one was SERIOUS
y hurt. Only one arrest was made.
None. of the witnesses who appeared
Wednesday before the Congressional
at New York investigating
the charges that foreign steamship in
terests sought to defeat ship subsidy
legislation at Washington, would tes-
EIfy that of his own knowledge the
companies had maintained lobby.
he chief witness. Alexander r. Smith,
secretary of the Barge Canal Terminal
commission and formerly superintend-
INT Of the Maratime Exchange. said
hat while he knew foreign steamship
companies had representatives in
washington, he did not know Of any
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