Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-07-12
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

John E. Borne, director of the Trust
Company of America and formerly presi-
dent of the Colonial Trust Co. OF New
York. died Monday at Garden City, l.. 1.
He was 81 years old.
The first national convention of colored
walters was called to order Monday at
| Detroit, Mich, and will continue until
| Tuesday night. More than 1000 walters
| from all parts of the country are IN at
| tendance
Six trainmen and three passengers were
| injured when the engine of the fast
southbound passenger train No. l on the
Alabama Great Southern Railroad jump
| ed the track near Toomsuba. Miss. early
Monday. Two Negro trainmen were the
| only persons seriously injured.
Anti clerical meeting continue in
Madrid. Saragossa. Tarragon and
| Toledo. At Barcelona $4,000 women
signed a petition endorsing the gov
ernment's religious policy. At Gren-
| ada. in Andalusia. gathering of Cath
olics was attacked by the anti-clericals.
Refusing to give their names, the
! managers of the hotel to which the
victims of Sunday nights accident at
| DEVILS Elbow. Cal. where a stage
coach fell over a precipice. were TAX
en-, said Monday morning that none
were fatally hurt
Two hundred soldiers from the Royal
Canadian garrison at the Halifax, N.
s., Notifications. are in readiness to
proceed at moments notice to
Spring Hill, n. s., where rioting and
| disorder has resulted in connection
with an extended strike Of coal miners.
The New England delegation to the
Ancient Order of Hibernians conven-
ton at Portland. Ore. left Boston
Monday. The convention will be held
from July 10 to 90 1t was announced
shortly before the delegates left that
Matthew Cummings is a candidate for
another term as national president
The body of Charles Hazeltine, the
aged Pawtuxet artist recluse, was re-
moved from the house at Providence.
r. l., in which he had lived alone for
81 years Monday and taken to Boston
to he cremated at Forest Hills. Will
liam O. Hazeltine Of New York. the
dead mans son, accompanied the
body.
Statues, statuettes, bricabrac and Gu
rios, estimated to be worth $2W.oD. ar
rived Monday at Boston on the steamer
karonga. The antiquities. which are con-
signed to the museum of fine arts in Bos-
ton. are sent by George Risner of New
York, head of the Metropolitan and Bos-
ton Art museums and of the university
exploration party working in the regions
Of the pyramids.
10 ,.,I,i ,H haI
become fast on the breast of the dam
in the Allegheny river at Aspinwall.
Pa, Sunday night, Young Ziringer,"
Pttsburg boxer, with three friends.
were prisoners while tons of water
surged over them on its 15-foot fall
to the lower pool until August Robit-
jeck and William Main of Aspinwall
risked their lives to rescue them
The Rev. john r. Crosser. pastor of
the Kenwocd Union Evangelical
;hurcl. Chicago. is going back to Ger
many to become the permanent rector
of the American church in Berlin. He
has rendered his resignation to the
Chic ago church and will sail Saturday
or his new charge. DR.. Crosser for
several months last year, occupied the
pulpit of the church to which he is now
going.
The zeal of Is convicts from the Essex
county penitentiary at Caldwell. N. j..
in fighting fire late Sunday night caused
Warden Martin of the penitentiary to an
nounce Monday that he would recon-
mend their cases to the board of parole
for kindly consideration. When bolt
of lightning struck near the prison and
set it on fire Warden Martin sent the Is
convicts with score of keepers to the
rescue They prevented the fire from
spreading.