Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-06-11
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The appointment OF Sir Charles Hard
ings. permanent under-secretary OF state
for foreign affairs, as viceroy of India
In succession to the Earl Of Mimic, was
officially announced Friday at London.
Governor Draper Friday signed a bill
permitting the New York, New Haven
& Hartford to acquire control of the
Berkshire Street Railway. This in
cludes nearly all the trolley lines in
the state west of the Connecticut river.
American pilgrims led by Right Rev.
John J. Hennessy, bishop of Wichita.
Kansas, were received by the Pore
Friday. The bishop presented TIE Pet
crs Pence The Pontiff addressed the
pilgrims briefly and in cordial TERMS.
The bill permitting the Boston Holding
Co. to issue preferred stock for the pur.
pose Of improving the Boston & Maine
Railroad, was ordered to third reading
in the Massachusetts House Friday by g
vote of 1913 to g. The bin has already
passed the Senate and the debate In the
House was bitter.
Charles t. R0senthal of Milwaukee
Wis, has received confirmation from
the American consul at Bluefields. Mic
that his son, Louis f. Rosenthal, had
been killed in battle in Nicaragua be-
tween insurgents and government
forces at Fortress Lacieba. Mr.. Ros-
enthal has taken the matter up with
the state department at Washington.
Although most of the outdoor festiv-
tiles of Tufts College Glass day were
cancelled Friday by heavy doWnpour
of rain. the spirits of the graduate
body, numbering nearly 200, were not
dampened and with a large number of
friends and relatives in attendance in
door exercises were heartily enjOyed.
At the tree exercises the most ella borate
part of the days program, the tree
Grafton was delivered by Levi r. Hop
kins of Truro, Mass.
Directors of the United Shoe Ma
chinery Corporation met Friday in
New York and declared the usual
quarterly dividend of 81 1-2 cents on
the preferred stock and the usual quar-
terly dividend of so cents on the COM
mon. In addition an extra cash divid-
end of 81 and 10 per cent. in stock was
declared on the common shares. The
annual meeting of the cooperation will
be held Saturday at Paterson, n. j.
Gov. Hughes Friday signed the Mer-
rift bill establishing anew and monh-
menting the boundaries between the
states of New York and Massachusetts.
The governor is authorized to trans
nit a copy of the act to the governor
of Massachusetts and in concurrence
with the latter to communicate the ac-
ton of the two states on the subject
to Congress, with the request that it be
approved.
1t is stated that Gen. Louis Botha
premier and minister of agriculture IN
the cabinet of the Union OF South Afri-
ca. declines to avail himself OF the
terms of the will of Cecil Rhodes'
which set apart Rhodes mansion at
Groot Schur as residence Tor the
premier of South Africa. The refusal
of Gen. Botha to comply with the con-
dition of the will has created strong
feeling against him.
The five Massachusetts marksmen IN
the United States team OF % Which IS
competing for the Dewar trophy IN the
second international indoor small bore
tournament Friday completed their work
at the targets at Wakefield They scored
a total of 2467 out of possible 25Oo. the
individual scores were as follows: Sergt
James II. Keogh, 9th Mass. Inf, 4s9; Pri-
vate Theodore Carlson. Massachusetts
Rifle Assn, 497; Private George w. Reid,
9Th Mass. Inf, 495; Corporal Harold A.
Foster. 9Th Mass. Inf, 1872; Capt. S. w.
Wise, 9Th Mass, 4S4. Total 2i67
Valladolid, the stronghold of the Indian
instruction in Yucatan, was captured
by federal troops Friday, according to
kilograms received at Mexico City Friday
night from Merida. The rebels We're
driven from the town to the mountains,
hotly pursued. Many dead and wounded
were abandoned in the flight and many
prisoners were taken by the government
forces, among them Nicolas SOFA. ring
leader of the insurgents, who was wound
ed. In the fighting 80 of the National
Guard were killed and a number were
wounded. The attack was led by Col
Lara, whose men carried with them two