Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-06-01
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.


Chester d. Coram. a stockbroker
filed a petition in bankruptcy late
Wednesday at Boston, giving his liza
bilities as s149 3S7.16 with no assets. II
IS represented that sl2s,9Ss.17 of the Ii
abilities is secured and s22. 1889 unse-
cured
Mrs. Louise Z. Bliss of Sheridan
Wye. Augusta county. Va, and other
places will get nothing from the gov
eminent on her claim that she served
as member of Co. G., SOD Ill. Inf, dur
ing the Civil War. Commissioner OF
Pensions Davenport said Wednesday
that an investigation proved athe We
mans widely circulated story untrue.
Thirty carloads of grain. 1000 bales
of excelsior and $50 tons of hay fed
the flames which licked up q six-story
brick building onNWest 18th street,
New York, Wednesday The building
was occupied by Denarest and Carr,
feed dealers. Thirty thousand bags OF
salt also We're destroyed in the fire,
which caused about $500. 90 loss.
Medical milk commissions will be
the only persons hereafter authorized
BY more than a two-thirds vote the
House Wednesday over-rode the Gov
errors veto of bill authorizing the
creation of the commissions. II Is the
second veto that both the House and
the Senate have passed over Governor
Foss disapproval.
The 20 lasters who have been on
strike at the shoe factory of A. E. Lit
tie & Co. at Lynn, Mass. since April
5, returned to work Wednesday, pend
ing settlement of their differences
with the firm by arbitration, The re-
turn of the lasters enabled more than
1000 employees in other departments OF
the factory. who were made idle. to re-
sumo their work also.
An inquest into the sudden and
tragic death May 20 of Sir William S,
Gilbert, the famous dramatic author
was held Wednesday at London. The
coroner's jury rendered verdict that
death was due to syncope brought
about by Sir William over exertine
himself while attempting to rescue
one of the women of his bathing party
at Harrow, who had got beyond heI
depth.
A ruling made by President Roose-
Welt in 1905 and described as provid-
ing for the dismissal of any govern
ment employee at the request of the
head of his department was denounced
Tuesday at the seventh annual state
convention of the United International
Association of Postal Clerks at Sar
Francisco. resolution protesting
against the enforcement of any order
which would deprive men of the right
of free speech and the right of petit
ton for redress of their grievances
was adopted.
The evidence of both the government
and the defence in the case of Arthur B
Sederquest. Harry F. Curtis. d. Eustac,
Bigeiow and John E. Barry, members o.
the firm of Sederquest. Barry d Co, wa.
finished Wednesday afternoon at Boston
after SIS days of testimony and argu
ment and the remainder of the session
in the superior court was occupied il
preparing the way for the final argu
ments which will begin Thursday TIL,
case is the lowest in the records of Suf
folk county. The indictment in 102 count,
charges the defendants with the larcen,
of about sl06.0O0 from their customers.
Attorney General Swift Wednesday a
Boston filed demurrer in the suprem,
judicial court to the bill in equity OF
Stephen A. Chase against Adam III
Dockey and others. which raises tn,
question of the right of the directors oil
the Christian Science church to take fol
the church under the will of Mrs. Mary
Baker Eddy valuable real estate neld BY
the defendants. The attorney genera
claims that before the case proceeds fur
Their it is necessary that the heirs-at
law of Mrs. Eddy be Joined as party de-
PENDANTS.
"Ty" Cobb, champion batter of the
Detroit Tigers and of the American
League and Pitcher Lively. one OF
Manager Hughey Jennings latest ac-
QUESTIONS. Wednesday shook hands
with President Taft The President
has known Cobb for several years