Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-02
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Tic Yukon Gold Co, "A subsidiary Of
tho Guggenheim Exploration 90. Fri
day. reduced its quarterly dividend
from 10 cents 10 - cents This Is
equivalent 10 a cut of 2 per cent. from
The regular s per cent. rate.
Moving picture entertainments and
military drill are IL he introduced to
vary the dull routine of the life Of the
conVicts in the Indiana state prison,
Warden +. J. Fcgarty announced. Fri
day, at Michigan city.
Mrs. Prollope Featherington, 20,
who, it is said. was maid in wait
ing to Queen Victoria and served at
the Queens coronation dinner, died,
Thursday, at Amy, Mich. She had
lived on the same farm for 65 years
\ moment to Samuel p. Becker of
Hartford. Conn, first president of the
Jewish Farmers Federation of Amer
lea was dedicated Friday afternoon,
at Hartford, in the presence of mem
bers OF his family, officers of the fed
Grafton and friends in Zion Hill ceme-
terry.
Insurance Commissioner Palmer an
nouaced. Friday. at Lansing, Mich.
that he has revoked the license OF tho
Capital Fire Insurance Co. Of New
Hampshire, because of an agreement
| the company entered into with the
Milwaukee Mechanics Insurance Co. of
Milwaukee, which in the opinion of the
! commissioner. is in restraint of free
| competition between these companies
| in Michigan.
Every revenue cutter in Eastern
waters sailed from its sheltering har-
Dor Friday for the open sea, begin
ming a four-months patrol of the At
lahtic coast from Maine 10 Florida.
until April l. During the season of
bad weather, the cutters will search
American waters for vessels in dis
tress. The cruise will be practically
continuous, as the cutters will not
cast anchor in port except 10 procure
supplies.
Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rock
efeller will pay the personal taxes
assessed on their personal property by
New York City. Friday was the last
day when personal taxes might be
sworn off, and neither of the two
multi-millionaires appeared before the
tax board. Mr.. Carnegie will pay
Teller will pay on IS, 900, 900. Mrs.
! Russell Sage will pay taxes on So
100000.
District Attorney Pelletier, friday,
made his first move at Boston in the
case OF Former State Senator Frank
! j. Linehan, charged with forgery and
| conspiracy to defraud the city of
| Boston, since the latter was defaulted
| in the superior criminal court, last
| Tuesday The prosecuting attorney
! began suit to secure the $4,000 bond
money. The bondsmen We're Patrick
Sullivan. a liquor dealer. and Joseph
| School. Sullivan is dead. The writ is
made returnable in February. The
! whereabouts of Linehan is unknown.
! Charged with the larceny Of S329s
from j. II. Leary of Norwood, more
! than three years ago, Alfred a. Null
! lillen Of Newton was arrested, Friday.
According to Leary's attorney, Null
ken, while he was a member OF the
brokerage firm of Cram. Mulliken d
Co, formerly in business at 30 Con
gress street, Boston, and which faiieo'
last July, was given money to pur-
chase stock but did not do so. NULL
ken is "a years old.
Dartmouth College will eventually
receive what is believed to be approx
imately 200,0 900 by the will of Elijah NJ.
Topliff of Manchester, filed for probate,
Friday at Nashua, n. II. After max
ing several private bequests Mr.. Top
lift gave TO his sister, Miss Ellen A.
Toplff of Manchester. N. H.. $4,000
and the interest on the remainder of
his estate. Upon her death the entire
residue of his estate will go to Dart
mouthsCollege. Mr.. Topliff was prom
!, inent lawyer.
. Miss Rose Ziegler returned to Du-
| uth, vi inn, Friday, with one of the
4 biggest moose which has been killed
in that part Of the country the pres
ent season. 1t weighed 1900 pounds
and had antlers with a spread of Sc
/ inches. Miss Ziegler had given up hope
of shooting any big game and was
| waiting for a train when she decided
/ TO take walk in the woods, There
she saw q moose. Il was scared, all
: right" size said, but / shot at ii and
Il fell down. 1t got up and came at
me. but ] killed 1t with the next shot