Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-22
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.


United States circuit court at St.
Louis and file their bonds of $500 900
each as receivers for the Wabash I;uil-
road Co
Mr. Cuesta, Mexican consul at
Douglas, Ariz., Wednesday. personally
conducted search of the baseball
PARK pavilion and seized more than
1000 rounds of ammunition, which had
been concealed there.
Twenty-three pounds of dynamite were
used, Thursday. in the search of the Con-
hecticut river between Holyoke and
south Hadley Falls for the body of Mrs
Charies II, Davenport Sr who disap.
peared, Wednesday morning from her
nome at Holyoke. Mass No trace of the
WOMAN was found A thorough search
Oh the woods was also made without
aVah and the family has sent to New
York for bloodhounds.
Fifty, years ago, Dec. u. Archbishop
John Ireland of ST. Paul MINI. on
tered the priesthood of the Roman
Catholic church. BY the exnress wish
of the archbishop there was M nuhI,c
osieoiation OIL the anniversary but
there We're many callers, Thursday, ct
"4-
The Greenwich Cold Storage Co OF New
YORK was lined 500 in the court of spe-
cial sessions, Thursday. for violation OF
the new Brennan cold storage law. which
provides among other things that food
products in storage must be labelled with
the date of reception. This Is the 6r.t
conviction under the law and sustains its
constitutionality. The defendant compa-
ny announced that it would appeal.
a Harvard alumnus, who wishes
his name withheld. has given the uni
versity the sum of sS0.uU0 for the erec-
ton of a three-story brick building. to
be devoted solely to music, according
to an announcement made by the fac
ulty. The gift Is conditional of $50. 900
being raised during the next year for
the maintenance of the building and
department.
The executive committee of the
Southern Cotton Congress adopted a
systematic plan, Thursday. at New
Orleans. La, which Is expected to re-
suit in reducing cotton acreage % per
cent, next year. The South will be
diveded into state organizations, these
into county organizations and the
county organizations into township
bodies.
The New York State factory inves-
tigatiIg committee, which, Thursday,
at New York. concluded its last pub
lie hearing before reporting to the
in February. learned from
witnesses that there are more than
10000 children in New York City do
ing work in tenements for SO or $3.50
a week. Miss Elizabeth C. Watson, a
tenement house inspector, said that in
one weeks investigation she saw 100
of tender age at work in ten
ements. One was a child OF four years,
who was employed at night work on
irish lace.
a victory for the House in the con-
ference over the urgent deficiency APP
preparation bill was contained in the
report of the conferees, Thursday. Out
Of ss2i,s7l, in appropriations attach
"a TO the bill by the Senate, anly &c.,
100 remained when the conference
committee reported an agreement. APP
piausc greeted the announcement in
the House. The portions dropped out
included 100000 for the census bu-
reau; s50.00o for mine Investigations.
$4,000 for the medical department or
the navy and an extra months pay
for employees of the House and Senate.
The bill as finally agreed TO carries
g. 457,15s. Both houses adopted the re-
Fort and sent the measure to the Pres
dent. 1t was the first of the big sup
ply measures of the Congress.
c. Ledyard Blair. owner of the
steam yacht Diana, was elected COM
modore cf the New York Yacht Club.
Thursday night, at its annual meeting
At New York Deilas Pratt, owner OF
The schooner yacht Seafox was elect
I'd vice commodore and George r.
Baker, Jr. owner of the steam yacht
rear commodore. II. De Berke-
ey-Parsons, C. Sherman Hoyt and J.
N. McDonough were elected members
Of the regatta committee. a commit
Ice TO examine the racing rules with
view to their revision was appointed,
consisting of w. Butler Duncan, Jr.,
c.. sherman Hoyt, j. NJ. Mcponougli.
Robert Emmons. I'd, and William
Hallock.
For the second time in five years,
he plant of the Stamford Chemicai
Co., the principal industry OF STAN
ord, VT, was, Thursday. DESTROYED py
fire. The flames originated in the
where was kept a great
quantity of charcoal, wood alcohol ana
acetate OF lime. the products OF the
factory. The blaze spread to the main
factory building and was uncheckeu
lntii it had burned itself out. Harold
Tudor, treasurer of the company, VINO
vas the end man of the bucket pri-
,adc, was partially overcome, by char-
coal fumes and was dragged from the
building in an unconscious conditioh
and with his face badly scorched. Inc
oss is estimated at $4,000. Although
,nly Is men were employed in the rae
.ory. the company gives work 10 leo
wood choppers and 40 teamsters.