Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-11-05
Capital Notes.

| Admiral Dewey called upeA President
Roosevelt. Saturday. but did not discuss
with him the Schley court OF inquiry.
except 10 tell the President that the
public sessions of the court would be
concluded in a few days.
Sec. Long has issued an order ad-
| dressed Ia the commandments at all
navy yards and naval stations in
| states where elections are TO be held
next Tuesday. directing them Ia allow
workingmen and clerical forces proper
opportunity TO go TO the polls.
Secretary Root. saturday, received a
message from Gov. Taft at Manila
saying that he had been successfully
operated on Tor n minor trouble. and
expected to be all right again in about
two weeks. GOV. Taft's condition will
moi necassitate his return 10 this coun-
try.
Lieut.. Albert F. Niblack has been
ma med judge advocate of the court
martial which is n meet in New York.
this week, for the trial of COL Meade.
L. :. NJ. &. Major Lincoln Iarmany.
OF iginally named for this duty. has
asked IL BE- excused, after consulting
with Col. Meade.
The academic board Of the Military
Academy has raised the standard ii
admission To that institution. The
character of the examination Of cadets
has been increased in severity by tho
addition Of the subjects OF algebra.
plane geometry, English composition
end literature. physiology and hygiene.
Ii is II ported that Archhishops Rior-
dan and ireland will shortly visit the
President with Il view of inducing the
United states 10 renew its efforts to
secure the payment by the Mexican
government TO the Catholic church OF
California. OF more than $l.0e0.00o due
Ia the church on account of what is
known rs the "Pious fund
Commissioner General powdcrly OF
the immigration bureau has entered
into an agreement with the principal
steamship and railroad lines OF auada
for the regulation Of immigration to
the United States through Canada.
This agreement, which takes the place
of the one which expired three days
ago. is much more favorable 10 the
United States than the former one ana
will be more effective in keeping out
the prohibited classes of immigrants
To he confined one year in such i
place ~ the secretary OF the navy may
direct; 10 90 extra police duty during
that time: II lose all pay except g a
month for prison expenses and the fur
Their sum of $50, TO be paid him at the
expiration this confinement and TO be
oh al a
vice of the tinted States is the sem
tenre imposed by court martial upon
John W. Stol,. a third-clasS electrician
on the receiving ship Columbia. for
foul abuse OF the late President Nc
Einley.
President Roosevelt. Saturday night.
entertained party OF II members Of
his class AT Harvard University at din
me-. They arrived on special car
from Boston. The dinner was informal
to i degree and the largest so far given
by the President. After dinner tn
party assembled in the parlors and
talked in reminiscent strain. ThoS-
present were MesSrs. Robert Bacon. {.
NJ. Weld. r. N. Saltonstall. w. A. Gas
ton. r. Brooks, Il. Winsor. ii. Jackson.
W. Hooper. G. q. Peters. II. Il. Chaplin
and III. x. Shaw.
Rear Admiral Henry {. Taylor. tho
coming chief of the navigation bureau.
in n report submitted to the navy de-
partnent upon the establishing an i'm
rn"nse naval station in the Philippines.
estimates that the project will cost the
government $50. goo QUO. and perhaps
$40 00o.oco. Consideration Of the plans
for the largest naval station in all
Asiatic waters has been given by a
special board at New York OF which
Admiral Taylor is president, and its
conclusions have just been reached and
presented to Secretary Long.