Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-10-03

Former l uiieI states senator { mas.
| H. FarWell. in the hope il would benefit
! hi- health. submitted. Tuesduy even
| ing ~ q critical surgical operation at
| 81 Iuky'E hospital at Chicago. Earl.
| W edneSday il was reported that IL
| Mas resting easily. that he had stood
| thu operation extremely yell and as
| s,rtiuns ~ his recovery were made
! Confidence j. shared by attendants and
/ nurse ID spite ~ mis- previous iil
/ health ana his age. which is y years.
/ ~, ulutionS cOndemning the shipping
| subsidy bin and calling upon Congress
| 70 Kill the measure. were adopted By
! the convention Of the Spinncrs Assu-
/ citation NJ America. AT Boston. Wtdncs-
| way. The proposition to amalgamatc
| all the workers unions in America was
| endurs -d ana th- spinncrs voted 10
! join the National Textile Workers Of
| America The employment III women
and minors in the factory between IN"
| hours If T. NJ ana A. NJ. Mas Lc-
nounc,J.
The plant VI the American Wood
| Machine Co. at Norwich, Conn. was
SOLD Ut auction. "Wednesday. by George
l.. Crawford, the special master com
| missioner OF The United States circuit
| court for the New Jersey district. to
| the Dondholders committee. The
American Wood Machine COS, prop
erty in several states went into the
| hands Of receiver some time ago. 1t
was given out that there Will BE- a re-
| organization of the entire business Of
! th,. combine.
| Fire that broke out at 10 A. NJ.
| Wednesday. in the plant of the stan
ard Milling 20. at Alton. Ill. destroy
ed that and several other buildings
| causing a loss estimated al s400.Co0 4
| high wind blew the sparks broadcast
| threatening the destruction Of the bust
ness section OF Alton. The fire was
| finally under control at about ll.5O.
| The heaviest losers are +. q. Stanard
| Milling Co. three buildings. loss $500
| 0co insured: Geo Il. Hayden. machine
shops. loss Sl..o00. and the Farmers
elevator loss. S25.cC0
Capt. Albert Gardiner, his wife and
| their 6-year-old child who We're
wrecked in Long Island sound some
months ago have just arrived at their
| old home in Elwood. y. ]. They walk |
ed the whole distance from New
Haven. Conn. Capt. Gardner lost
| everything in the shipwreck. and as he |
was unwilling to appeal to friends for
assistance he and his wife decided TO
make their way home on foot with |
their little child II is 600 miles from |
New Haven to E.llwood by the route |
they travelled. \ great part of the way |
the captain had to carry the child in
his arms.
All the express employees who parti- |
cipated in the recent strike at Boston. |
returned to work. Wednesday. except |
the three men whose cases will come |
| before the state board Of arbitration. |
AS to the status OF the three men. |
Crocker. Mcneil and McGovern, whose !
discharge led to the strike, there seems
to he considerable doubt and the day
opened with President Lincoln Of the |
Chamber of Commerce and Manager |
Taft OF the New York & Boston Ex-
press Co. in conference as to the mat |
ter. After the conference these two |
adjourned to the State House with the
arbtrat ton board.
\ report to the marine hospital SER
vice announces that. Sept. ), a new |
Italian emigration law took effect. 1t |
makes Naples, Genoa and Palermo. |
the only Italian ports from which emf |
grafton Will be permitted. Venice be |
ing taken off the list. Provision j. |
made for supervision of emigration.
The companies carrying emigrants are ,
to be represented by agents, known as
"Ncttore. who are responsible to the
Italian government for the enforce
ment of the regulations. Under the
law emigrants refused for any malady
must be returned without expense to
the Italian government Cr to the place
where they live.
Reports Of hospital service from all
parts of the world show Il continued
spread of the plague in most sections.
In British East India during the Week
ending Aug. 26. there were 900 new
cases and over 1000 deaths recorded ,
This Is an Increase Of more than ECO
deaths over the previous week. In
Egypt the total number of plague
cases from April to Sept. 2. was l32
with 60 deaths. In Queensland the d =
s;ructio of rats continues but the OH
cial report shows 81 plague cases, Ia
GLIDING 10 deaths from April % to
July 8. In China at the port and town
OF Swatau and neighboIing dist lets
3 ha al, l..