Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-03-25
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

CONOENSED DISPATCHES.
Capt.. Worth Gross, COMMA ndant of the
revenue cutter seryiee.-wiH be retired
May l because of physical disability His
successor will be chosen by President
Taft from the 3S captains of the line.
Emperor William, Empress Augusta
Victoria and the others of the royal
family who are en- route for Corfu,
were the guests Friday of Emperor
Francis Joseph at Schoenbrunn. Aus
tria.
The entire business section of Fay
cite. Ala, 50 miles west of Brming
ham, in the natural gas fields was de-
stroycd by fire Friday. Twenty stores
the court house. jail, bank and other
buildings are gone. Loss, $500 300.
Fire originating in the saw flers' room
Thursday night destroyed the large saw
mills and plant OF the fremont Lumber
Co.. at Eros, La. Several hundred cars
OF lumber loaded and in dry kilns, were
burned. The loss is 100000, partly in
sured
The death at Los Angeles Calf Friday
of Elder Miles Grant, one of the best
known preachers of the Adventist demon
inaton, was announced in telegram from
Los Angeles received at the headquarters
of the Advent Christian Publication So
ciety in Boston. For more than half
century Elder Grant was an itinerant
preacher, visiting most of the states of the
Union as well as Canada. He also made
tour OF the world. He was 81 years of
age
Active opposition to revision of the tar
if was determined upon by the officers of
the National Wool Growers Association
Thursday after conference at Salt Lake
City on the tariff situation as it affects
wool. The conferees volunteered to be
in Washington when the special session
of Congress begins and the members in
the several wool-growng states are asked
to send reinforcements consisting of one
or two men from each state.
The workmen's compulsory compen-
sation to Workmen injured in certain
snecified dangerous employment, al
Though such injury occurred through
no fault of the employer and solely
through the negligence of the work.
man. was declared unconstitutional
Friday by the New York court of az
peals. The court holds hat the act de-
prive. the employer of his property
without due process of law in violation
of the constitution.
The attention of the district attorney
was called by Mayor Fitzgerald of Boston.
Friday, to the failure of the executors OF
the esate of Quincy A. Shaw to pay $492,-
in back taxes until pressed to do SO by the
finance commission. Mayor Fitzgerald also
10 bp Cup No.
of the report of the finance commission of
the Shaw taxes. Under the ruling of the
city auditor, the Shaw taxes cannot be ap-
piled to the reduction of the tax rate for
| the present year, although it would amount
to nearly 80 cents on a thousand Tha
money will go to the general fund as con-
science receipts or unexpected income.
Poughkeepsie. N. Y. is soon to have
an 'Ohicial uncle in other words,
Mayor John X. Sagu is planning to
open Municipal pawn shop for THE
convenience Of the city's unfortunates
in time of stress" The mayor says:
Il am of the opinion that this would
be one Of the best methods to pro-
vide for our unfortunate residents when
they are embarrassed for small loans.
l5Y leaving the articles in pawn with
the city they would be assured OF pro-
lection, and the proposition would be
a good business venture tor the city"
The pawn shop will be in charge of
an dppeintee by the mayor
An exemption from taxes for a Pc
riod of 10 years has been granted tho
Bradford Dyers' Association, the Eng
ll5h syndicate which is soon to estab-
llsh a large plant at Westerly, r. l.,
by the town council. The provision
was made. however. that 800, 900 shall
be expended in the establishment Of
the Industry in the town within nine
months. Rufus w. Sprague of New
York. vice president of the company
stated Friday that contract will soon
be awarded for the first building to
cost $4,000 and little later a sec
ond contract of similar size will be
given. The total cost of the buildings
and equipment is expected to be about
$500, 900.
Both Senate and House of Illinois
passed bills Thursday to prohibit the
drinking of intoxicants in street cars,
interurban cars and passenger trains.
dining and buffet cars excepted. Fine
Or Imprisonment or both are the pen
altIes for violation. To get tho meas
ure on the statute books one House now
VIII have to pass the bill of the other
The bills both aim to stop abuses of
which frequent complaint is made down.
state. Men who fear arrest for inebri-
alton in the cities and villages board
lnterurban or passenger trains and
after imbibing proceed to terrorize the
passengers Instances were cited in
which intoxicated men recently have
shot out the lights and the windows
III passenger trains. Conductors and
other trainmen are given power to make
arrests.