Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-12
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

A fire. Monday. destroyed Bulls
Head" tavern. n boxing hall adjoin-
ing IL and the new $4,000 grandstand
of the Albany state League Baseball
Club on the Troy road, just north of
Albany. n. Y. city line The loss will
be SEQ. eco.
Fire, Monday night. destroyed the
elevator plant of the Canadian Pacific
Railway Co at owen Sound, Ont,
consisting of elevators A and 3, two
large wooden structures. One million
bushels of wheat, oats and barley
stored i'm the buildings Were also
burned. The loss is heavy.
Queen Victoria or Spain gave birth TO
daughter, Monday morning, at Madrid.
This is the fifth child born to Queen
Victoria, the fourth being still born.
King Alfonso and Victoria Ena, princess
of Battenberg were married, May 81, 1906.
Their first child. Prince Alfonso. was
born, May 10, 1907. The other children
are Prince Jaime and Princess Beatrice.
A married man in Massachusetts
must have his wifes consent before he
can make valid assignment of future
wages. according to a decision. Mon
day, by the supreme court of the
United States. The court, in the case
of the Mutual Lean Co against
George ]. Martel, upheld the constitu
tionality of the Massachusetts, law TO
that effect.
United States District Attorney Vree-
land. Monday, at Trenton, n. j., said
that he had been informed that Kellogg
and Emery, counsel for some of the de-
PENDANT mining companies in the suit
of the government against the United
States Steel Corporation, would make ap-
| plication, next Monday, for an extension
of the time for the filing of their an
| swers in the government suit.
| The Massachusetts Institution of Tech
nology will erect its new buildings and
| make its future home on the esplanade
| on the Cambridge side of the Charles
| river basin. as a result of a. final decis-
! ion given. Monday night, by the Cam
| bridge City Highway Commission the ac-
| ton being subject only to approval by
| a favorable city government.
| Thomas Ball. the sculptor, died Mon
day, at his home at Montclair, n. j., in
his 93d year. On Nov. a. he was injured
| by fall and gradually sank. Thomas
| Ball outlived all the famous American
| sculptors who attained prominence dur
! ing the last half of the 18th century
even ]. @. A. Ward, who died few
years ago. He was born in Charlestown
| Mass He lived in Florence, Italy, ant
1865 to 1897 and then returned to this
country. His work adorns many Ameri
can cities.
On the eve of the special convention
| ca. n A ,atsif.t w.
the big French-Canadia order, at Prov
idence, r. l., over $50 delegates, compris
ing more than a majority of the roll o
the convention, met in Franco American
hail. Monday night, and decided upon
slate of candidates to be presented at tn
convention, Tuesday, against the presen
officeholders For president, the dele
gates decided to unite their strengtl
1,pon Henry T. Ledoux, Nashua, n. II.
for supreme secretary, on Fl. j. Hemon
of woonsocket, r. l.; for supreme treas
urer. Pierre Bonvoule of Holyoke, an
for supreme medical examiner, Dr. i
A. Ruest of Pawtucket.
The criminal pleadings in the gov
ernment's suit against the directors
and officials of the United Shoe Ma
= chinery. Co. were completed, Monday
at Boston, with the arraignment o
George w. Brown of Boston, who wa
in south America when he and hi
fellow directors were indicted for al
legged violations of the Sherman anti
trust law. Mr.. Brown came into tn
United States circuit court with hi
81 counsel and after pleading not guilt!
| to the two indictments, furnished $40,
:, 900 bail for his appearance at the trial