Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-05-18
NEWS NUGGETS


w. Il. Palmer manager of the Stan
dard Oil Co., Springfield, Mass, re
ceived a dispatch, Thursday, stating
that at the meeting of the beard OF
directors of the Standard Oil Co. Of
Kentucky, it was decided to advance
the wages of all employees 10 per cent.
This will affect $4,000 employees ana
will increase the pay rolls $4,000 per
week.
News has been received at Colon, Colm-
bia, of a victory by the government
troops over the insurgents in battle IN
the Vitas % district, which began, May
II, and lasted 20 hours. Gems. Leal ana
Herrcrs were among the killed. who are
said to have been very numerous, tiie
slaughter being described as hofrlDie
butchcry. Twelve hundred insurgents
We're taken prisoners, and ne govern 4,
mcnt troops captured Il large quantity OF
guns and rifles.
BY the will of the late Augustus
Dickson Of Salem, covering an estate
Of about $45O,OOO $4,000 is given TO
Tufts College direct and 100000 on the
death of certain persons VINO are 10 re-
ceive the income from that sum during
life. over 100000 is bequeathed 10
public institutions, clubs and lodges OF
Salem and 5000 TO friends. relatives
and servants of the deceased.
The championship of the New Eng
land Intercollegiate Tennis Association
in doubles was won, Thursday, on the
Longwood courts by the Bates College
team, Summerbell and Willis, who de
feated Hildreth and Moulton Of Dart
mouth. 1913, 6-3. 10, GO. In the singles
the semi finals We're reached, and one
match was concluded, Gross Of Brown.
winning from Bradley Of NJ. !. T., 1-6.
CA. 6-3
Steamer Samantha struck McMillan's
rock, near Port Hawkesbury Wednes-
day night. as she was passing through
the Straight of Canso. She floated off
but as her forward apartments were
filling, the captain ran her aground on
Long beach. The wrecking steamer
Goliah is trying To float her. but the
damage forward is So great that she
would probably fiji and sink if hauled
into deep water. unless the divers first
repair the breaks.
Covert Cross wh" lived at NJ. ~ East
18th street. New York city. under the
name Of Norris ana Charles Elscn. alias
Johnston. alias Morris, ~ Chicago. are
incustody at NcwburEh, y. ~, for pass
ing forged checks on eight NcwhuEh
passed bad checks ~ ran River. Lowell
and other Eastern cites. T,h AIR invari-
ably presented checks drawn On local
lumber companies ana always for Sli.
They carried small priting press ana
printed on local bank checks the name
" some lumber company ANA the words
PAY check" cross tillcd In the checks
and both passed them.
\ new trouble occurred in thu Lcsisia-
turp at ChIrlottctpWu. T. l.. l.. Thurs
day, over the lieutenant governors omiS-
sion To reply IL -lc address in reply to-
the speech from tho throne. When tn"
address was presented TO Gov. Mcintyre
in the Legislative Council chamber he
merely bowed at The conclusion ui tho
reading. When the lower branch OF the
Legislature met. the Opposition said they
demanded reply from the Governor ami
claimed the House could not legally pro.
coed with the business without IL. The
government Cputcndcd that "A bow was
sufficient ana i reply was unnecessary.
After some discussion the matter was
dropped ana business proceeded with.
The secretary Of state for India. Lord
George Hamilton. presiding at a meet
ing at London, Thur sday, ~ the Indian
section Of the Society If Art. referring
said: 1T must not be forgotten that
it is a wage famine as we'll as food
famine. Therefore it presses mur"
heavily on the people than before aua
it is the duty of the government to Try
to multiply and diversity the indUstgi $
Of India. With this view. the Indian
government was placing contracts in
India wherever possible. not with
brokers, but with actual producers.