Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-11-19

the post Office department at Wash
ington, to be served from Manchester
y. II. 1t will be known as the Itch
field route, is 80 miles in length and
viii accommodate nearly 800 families.
Service is TO commence at once, and
Delhert f. Smith will be transferred
from the Hackett Hill route TO this
new route, and another carrier APP
pointed by Postmaster Knox for the
Hackett Hill route.
the troops that will return from
Puerto Rico as a result of the aban-
donment of the island as a military de-
partment have been assigned to sta
lions in this country as follows. Two
companies of the 18th Infantry vii, go
TO the Washington barracks. while two
other companies of the same regiment
will be sent TO Fort Mcpherson, Ga.
! Two troops of the 5th Cavalry will be
assigned to Jefferson barracks, Mis-
souri,, and two other troops of the same
| regiment will go to Fort Ethan Allen,
VT.
Maj. r. II. Pratt. L. S. A., superin-
tendent of the United States Indian
| Industrial School, has completed his
| 2lst annual report. The report con-
tains these statistics: Students ham
| died by the school since its beginning.
1924: students discharged, 1886: on the
roll during the past year. 1913: outings
| in country homes, this year, 893; out
| ings in the schools of history, S33o:
| earnings of students in past year, S2..-
255; savings. sl5.5lS; aggregate earn
| ings of the pupils in II years, 500. 265:
| tribes represented. IS.
The steamer Oregon has arrived at
Seattle, Wash, from Nome with 145
passengers and 100000 in treasure.
The Oregon was compelled on account
of severe storm just prior to her de-
parture. to put to sea, leaving IS of
her booked passengers on the beach.
Arrangements were made TO, bring
them down on the Centennial, which
was 10 leave Nome n day or two later.
The loss of the steamer RUDE l.. Rich
ardson. on Nov. 2. on a reef below Sim
| rock City. is reported by the Oregon's
officers. The crew We're saved.
About =. NJ. Saturday. horse at
| tached to a coal wagon owned. by
Thomas f. Gray, 1910 fremont street.
| Boston, driven by Henry Reid, became
| frightened on Davenport street, Rox-
bury. and ran away. At the corner OF
| fremont and Davenport streets ii
| knocked down Mrs. Pauline Levy and
| her daughter. Miss Hattie Levy. both
! living at 81 Cunard street. Mrs. Levy
was fatally injured and died at the
| City hospital. shortly after 6 o'clock.
from the injuries received. Her
| daughter was not badly hurt and was
able TO walk home.
Latest accounts of the fight between
Mormon settlers and Apaches at Casas
Grandes. Mex. give the number of the
| dead us IS. Six settlers and l. Indians
| were killed. The governor or Chihau-
| hua has sent Mexican troops to the
scene of trouble to suppress disorder
| The encounter began over an attempt
| of the Indians to drive off some of the
settlers stock. The whites gave chase
and a pitched battle ensued. The In
| dams escaped. They are thought TO be
n band of Chiricahua Apaches who
fled into Mexico, two years ago, when
| the round up for the reservations was
made
| The communicating chief of the
Grand Army of the Republic, Judge Leo
Rassieur. Of St. Louis, will issue gem
eral order No. 3 within few days.
One section of this order will relate to
House resolution 51ls. giving prefer
! ence TO veterans in the public service.
| which resolution received favorable
| consideration by the committee in the
| last session of the present Congress,
| and is expected to become law early
| in the coming session. To the end that
| the 5000 posts of the G. A. r. may pass
| resolutions favoring House resolution
| SIZE copies of the BILL with history
| of the work of the committee, have
| been sent to every post, urging action
| in time for the session of Congress
which begins. next month.
The resignation of Addison c. Harris
| of his post as minister to Austro-H Hun
| gary has not yet been received at the
| state department at Washington. but
| it has been known to the officers for
some months past that it would be
| forthcoming, Mr.. Harris having ex-
| pressed his desire to return to his law
| practice at home when he passed
through Washington about three
| months ago on his way to Indiana. A
| report is now current which ii is not
| possible at, present to confirm in
Washington. to the effect that Mr..
minister to Switzerland, also is abours
| to resign his office, having exhausted
| its possibilities as q field for his activ-
| tiles. Mr.. Leishmann was resident
| IF tte,,r Da