Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-29
CONDENSED DISPATCHES,

rhe cotton print mills of the Ham
iltcn Corporation at Ameshury. Mass !.
resumed operations Monday, after a
shutdown of a week The mill em-
ployes 700 hands
Mrs Hazel F. Smith of Waverly. r.
Y. who had been in critical condi-
ton since the Lehigh wreck, died Mon
day at Manchester. n. Y. making a
complete death list of %.
The Nashua Manufacturing Cos
cotton mills at Nashua. y. H.. did not
start Monday, it being announced that
they will be closed until Sept ). The
Jackson Cos. cotton mills have alse
closed until Sept 5 Both corporations
employ total Of Soo0 operatives.
The final celebration on American
soil IN honor of Admiral Count Hei-
hachiro Togo took place Monday night
at Seattle, Wash. when LOO business
men sat with him at a banquet given
in his honor by the Chamber OF Com
neIce and the Commercial Club Adj
miral Togo reiterated his gratitude
for the good will shown him as a rep
resentatiVe of Japan by the American
people The admiral will Tuesday sail
for Japan.
The retirement of Sir William Whyte.
vice president of the Canadian Pacific
Railroad, on account of advanced age,
was announced Monday night at Winni-
road G J. Bury. at present general
manager in the West, is Mr.. Whyte's
successor. At a dinner Monday night at
II.
messy. at which four Canadian Pacific
Railway directors were present. Sir Will
liam Whyte was elected a member OF
the board of directors
After the examination of seven wit
nesses for the state Monday at Som
ellsworth, \. H., Walter Burnett
charged with assault With intent to
kill and murder Mrs Florence Blais-
deli who was shot and critically in
jured on the night of July %. was
bound over to the September term OF
the superior court Mrs. Blaisdell was
present. but did not testify No de-
fence was offered at this time for the
respondent. who already had pleaded
not guilty. He was ordered committed
to Jail without bonds.
L. Guirrez De Lara. former editor of
a Socialist paper in Los Angeles and
more recently captain of Madero's In
surrecto army. has been jailed in Tor
reon. Texas, on charges of assaillng
President Taft King Alfonso of spain
and Emperor William of Germany in re-
cent public speeches. The complaint is
signed by local consuls for the three
countries In speech at Torreon, De
Lara, speaking of President TAFT, said
He is out for cash and cares not for
depressing the poor as long Is he can
favor his rich friends.
Forty-two teams representing the
regular services and the states and
territories Monday at camp Perry,
Ohio began shooting in the national
team match for the Congressional tro-
uhv. the Hilton trophy and the Soldier
of Marathon trophy. Two ranges were
completed. the 300-yard slow fire and
tie 200-y ward rapid fire. The Infantry
made the Highest score of 1863 for the
two ranges, The other teams scored
as follows: Navy. 1856; Michigan 1913,
Marines. 1917: Massachusetts. 1913;
Connecticut. 1910: Illinois. 1040; Wis
consin. 1889: United States Cavalry.
1899; Pennsylvania, 1882.
change in the financial policy of
the Amoskeag Manufacturing Co. from
an Incorporated company to voluntary
association and an increase in the cap
ital stock from IS. 10000 to s2s.S00,0O0 is
proposed in d circular received Monday
by stockholders. 1t is proposed to issue
for each share of the present stock, two
shares of a per cent cumulative pre-
ferred and three shares of common stock
The present stockholders are not obliged
to make the exchange but if sufficient
number approve of the plan, the COM
mittee having charge of it will carry 1t
out The present stock of the Amos
keag Co, is selling about s33 share
and pays a dividend rate of $12 on a
par value of 800.