Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-26
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The largest price realized at the
days session was $1,000, which was
paid by James Pratt of Towanda, Pa.
for the Balm stallion Manchester. with
trotting record of 2:10A.
The official count. concluded, Monday.
at Lincoln, Neb.. gives Wilson pluraii-
ty in Nebraska of s6.s33 The vote for
President was: Wilson 109,lt9: Roosevelt
~, 77e; Taft 5436s; Debs 10,2Is, Chain 3il9.
John Sehrank, who shot Colonel Roose-
welt, was taken TO the Northern Hos
pital for the Insane near Oshkosh, Wis.
Monday. Judge Baekus having commit
ted him to that institution, Friday. after
commission of alienists adiudged him
insane
Eighteen persons We're injured in a
collision between two suburban trolley
cars. Monday, near Montreal. A heavy
snow falling al the time is thought to
have prevented one of the motormep
from stopping at a switch to let the
other car pass. Most of the passengers
We're cut by flying glass
The annual Old Glory Horse sale be-
gan, Monday. at Madison Square Gar
den. New York, and will continue
through Saturday. A large number of
horsemen from various parts of the
country were present for the opening
session, although tradition was follow
ed in the poor class of animals put
on the block and the small prices
realized The pick of the 1000 horses
to be sold will be put up, Wednesday
Frank Hull Scott. president of the
Century Co, with which he had been
actively connected for more than AZ
years, died suddenly. Monday, in New
York, after a brief illness. Mr.. Scott
was born in Terre Haul, Ind, 81
years ago. In 1878, he married Miss
Celia Draper Davis of Boston. who
.,ith their two sons survive. The sons
are Donald Scott treasurer of the
Century Co, and Clement Scott, y
lawyer of Hartford, Conn.
With bow stove in and fore peak
filled with water by a collision with
the American schooner James Pierce
off tie Bahamas, on the night OF Nov
~ the Norwegian steamship Fran
reached Mobile Ala, Monday. the
Pierce was abandoned at sea after her
crew of Is men had been taken Oft by
the Fran. A collision bulkhead saved
the steamer from sinking. The Pierce
was coal laden. bound from Philadei-
mia 10 Porto Rico, and was about 600
miles rom Cape Hatteras when the
collision occurred.
All United States naval vessels may
b, withdrawn from the Great Lakes as
a result of the refusal of the shipbuilding
companies on the LAKES to enter into
repair contracts with the navy depart
mont on account of their hostility TO the
S-hour law. The lake plants are operated
on "a 1d-hour basis, aud although attor-
ney General Wickersham ruled thar
company working on a government con-
tract could use its men on other work
after employing them eight hours on the
government job, none of the companies
wants a contract from the department.
The United States keeps vessels on the
lakes only for use in training navai mi
litia.
In q report to the Rhode Island state
insurance commissioner State Actu-
airy S. L. Allison requested, Monday,
the designations of n number of ottI-
GERS of the Grand Lodge of the AM
cient Order of United Workmen as the
result of an investigation following the
indictment of Sec. ]. Irving Davis for
embezzlement. The state authorities
find that the organization is solvent
but Actuary Allison has outlined n
policy of reform which he demands
shall be put into effect at once. The
possible prosecution OF another off,
Ger is implied in section of the re-
port which states that the matter has
been referred to the attorney general