Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-04-21
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

All or the lee IN the st. john river
has gone out to sea and navigation on
the river was resumed Thursday. The
run of ice caused no damage.
The constitutional amendment for
the biennial election of state officers
was passed by the Rhode Island Sem
ate Thursday in concurrence with the
House by a vote of "a to II. The ACT
Will go before the people at the No
vember election and if ratified will go
INFO effect in 1872.
The lower branch of the Massachusetts
Legislature stood by its guns on the in
come tax amendment Thursday. when an
effort was made to reconsider its favor
able action of Monday the vote Thursday
being no to 81 for the resolve. compared
with the first vote of 100 to So The re-
solve now goes to the Senate.
The appointment of a single commits
sioner To investigate the coming Pan
anna Exposition at San Francisco and
report as To what action Massachu-
sets should take in the construction
Of building or in sending exhibits
was suggested by Governor Foss III
special message to the Legislature
Thursday.
Recent acts of discrimination in
places of amusements against sailors
of the United States navy having been
called to the attention of Gov. Foss by
the secretary of the navy the COVER
nor sent to the Legislature Thursday
a special message, asking that if ne
ceEsary the Massachusetts statutes
be modified so as to prohibit such acts.
Charged with the murder of Jere-
rliah Mahoney of Somerville, Coleman
T.. Kelly. a former councilman from
South Boston. pleaded not guilty
Thursday in the South Boston munic-
ipal court. Owing to the absence of
Medical Examiner Leary, who per-
formed the autopsy on Mahoney's
body, the case was continued until Sat
urday forenoon. The defendant was
held without bail.
The German foreign Office Thursday
communicated to the American embassy
at Berlin formal response regarding
the proposed visit of American warships
to Kiel during June 21-3o. The plan is
thoroughly agreeable to the government.
a German battleship squadron will be at
kiel to meet the Americans The En-
peror is expected to arrive in the harDor
on the imperial yacht Hohenzolern on
June 81.
The prospect of ratification of the
pending reciprocity agreement with
the United States is not discouraging
Canadian manufacturers of agricul-
tural implements, but on the contrary
some of them are planning to double
the capacity OF their plants if favorable
action is taken. according to a state
ment made Thursday by Mr.. Pugsley,
minister of public works, before the
Dominion House at Ottawa. The Liber
ais in caucus Thursday decided to linn
it the debate on the agreement by the
government side to three or four more
speeches.
GOV. Wilson of New Jersey Thurs
day night signed the conference COM
mttee substitute for the Simpson cor
rupt practices bill. Thus the third
of the four measures for which Gov
ernor Wilson has been contending be-
comes law. The fourth measure
the public utility regulation bill, pass
ed the Senate Thursday night and will
doubtless pass the House Friday.
The Presbyterian Assembly will be
materially reduced in membership if
the recommendation of the executive
committee is approved by the Assem-
bly,, which will meet al Atlantic City
next month. The commission as
sembled Thursday at Pittsburg, Pa
and drafted recommendation that
the representation be reduced from
S6S members to 6S6. The commission
4 Ind fNr
benevolences, which involves raising
$3o0o,00 for the benefit of nine boards
and two permanent committees