Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-10-09

medals to the troops, at Liverpool
Tuesday. alluded to the concern of the
! nation over South African affairs and t.
the attacks of the press on the govern
ment for not doing more. The govern
| ment, he said, rallied on Lord Kitch-
ener, whose every request for men.
horses and stores had complied with.
He eXhorted the people to be patient.
Only four members of the cabinet at
| tended the cabinet meeting at Wash
| ington, Tuesday. Secretaries Hay. Root,
| Long and Gage being absent from the
city. Nothing important developed at
| the meeting. The President talked
over the work of the various depart
| ments with his advisors. He has be
gun the preparation Of his message to
Congress and desires to familiarize
himelf with all the questions pending in
| the departments.
The board of regents of the Univer-
| sity at their meeting 1T Madison, Wis.
Friday, will probably receive the resig
| nation of Pres. Adams. Illness of
| Pres. and Mrs. Adams is given as the
reason for his expected action. Prof
| Borge. who has been acting president
| Jul ing TIE dpstiINt VI IL -htdiiS tht
past year abroad, is talked of as his
successor. An effort will also be made
| to secure the selection of former Sena-
| tor VIM. F. Villas.
At the meeting Of the National Polo
| League at Boston. Tuesday night,
| called by John II. Coughlin, applica-
| tions for positions in the league Were
II ceived and acted upon. Thomas kel-
! ley of Brockton. was put on the staff
| of referees. OVertureS from the New
| England League concerning its admis-
| sion to the National League We're re-
| ceived but it was voted that cities il
| Maine could not be considered. as the
| distance is too great. The first game
| will be played. Nov. T.
| W. f.. Murphy. switchman, and VIM.
| II. Sheldon. engineer of the New YORK.
| New Haven & Hartford Railroad. are
| held Jointly responsible BY Judge .. a.
| Marden Of Stroughton. Mass, after an
| inquest for the collision of the New
| York. New Haven & Hartford Road at
| Avon, Sept IS. in which six persons
were killed and 40 injured. The col
| lision was caused by the freight engine
| of which Sheldon had charge striking
a passenger train at a cross over be-
| tween the main tracks.
| Members of the steel trust are be-
hind an electric railway which VIII
run from Benton Harbor to Grand
RAPIDS. Mich. tisecting the rich fruit
counties of western Michigan. The cor
Doration will also run two lines OF
steamers. one from Chicago to Benton
Harbor and the other from Benton
Harbor to Milwaukee. The boats are
now being built in Toledo and will have
n speed Of more than 90 knots an hour.
The name of the corporation is the
West Michigan Traction Co. It's cap
ital stock is sl.00o,0oO
The second trial of Former Secretary
of State Caleb Powers on the charge
CT completely in the Goebel assassins-
ton began at Georgetown, Ky. Tues
dav. Judge Cantrell read an affidavit
filed by the prisoners attorneys. set
ting forth the alleged partisanship of
the court. and that the judge is a cam
didate for senator and deeply preju-
, diced against the defendant personally
nc we'll as politically, etc" Judge Can
treu refused to vacate the bench. say
ing the affidavit should have been filed
before the Judge had taken any action
IN the case.
The rat hole section of Maiden,
Mass. as that territory near Pleasant
street is called. was, Tuesday, visited
by fire. The loss will amount to Sl5.ooo.
The fire was discovered in the c. Il.
Hall block. wooden structure ~
stories in height numbered 234 to 24l
Pleasant street and occupied by
number of merchants. Those who sur
fered by the fire were A. A. West
hardware. $1,000; VIM. II. Murphy. gro
GER. $4,000: Jesse w. Sargent druggist,
$4,000: O B. Hall. on building. S'ooo.
The cause of the fire has not peeh
learned and an investigation is in pro-
greSS.