Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-12-16
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North. East. south and West

Twelve cases of smallpox We're re-
ported, Saturday, at Boston.
Andrew Carnegie. Saturday AT New
York. on being asked about his SO. 600
400 gift offered to the government for
4 national university, said. 'That
Washington matter will come out all
light. If | had to sell those bonds my
ELF | would have no troubln in getting
trouble about that Washing ton matter.
mark my words"
The Cape Ann Anchor Works OF
Gloucester. may be absorbed by "a
trust. The officials connected with the
company admit that offers have been
made for the plant to consolidate it
with others of the kind and they also
admit that they may accept if they
get their price. The works are operat-
ci day and night. employing ~ men
ana having an annual payroll Of $50
900.
Temple 4. Winsioe. Alfred New
march. William ". Lord ana John
Rogers. four of the defendants III the
ward II Republican caucus cases. Were
declared guilty ut Boston. Saturday. on
in the superior court. John \. " ms
loe. a brother of Temple A. Winsloe.
formerly representative from the ward
in the Legislature. was declared not
guilty ard was discharged The men
secured bail.
The owner of the fishing schooner
Iolanthe Of Gloucester. has given her
up for lost, together with her crew az
II men. She sailed from Gloucester -
weeks ago on A haddocking trip. and
SO far as can be learned the only -
port from Ter since that TIM is that
Shc landed ut Liverpool y. <. on tho
Way to the banks to land one uf her
crew who was taken i'll soon after sail
ing. Sne was fitted for an eight weeks
trip at the most.
Samuel GomperS was re-elected pres
ident of the American Federation of
Labor. James Duncan of Boston. was
reelected first vice president. Other
officers elected We're: Second vice pres
ident. John Mitchell of indianapolis.
third vice president. James O'COnnell.
Washington: fourth vice president,
Max Norris. Colorado. all reelected.
Thomas |. Kidd of Chicago. was re
elected fifth vice president: Dennis \.
Hayes of Philadelphia. sixth vice pres
ident; John r. Lennon. Bloomington.
ILL.,. treasurer. and Frank Morrison Of
Washington. secretary
The annual business meeting of the
Arctic Club was held at New York.
Saturday. Dr.. F. A. Cook of Brooklyn.
presiding. che officers elected are
President. William II. Brewer Of Yale:
first vice president, Hon J. ID. Dewell
of New Haven second vice president.
Prof William I.ibbcy of Princeton:
third vice president. r. G. Chamberlin
of University of Georgia; secretary, II.
Bieberpck of Jersey City: treasurer.
II. l.. Bridgman of Brooklyn: executive
committee. +. kersting of New York,
A. Operti of New York. r. l.. Sthain-
wald. Jr of New York. The annual
banquet will be held Dec. 2S
The factory of the Palmer Wagon Co
a Sterling Junction, Mass. was burn
cd at late hour. Friday night In the
same building were the factories Of the
Sterling Warp Co. and the Sterling
Basket Co The loss will aggregate
$4,000. The Palmer Wagon 60. esti-
mates the loss as $1,000 on the building
and $4,000 on stock. machinery ana
tools, with no insurance. The Sterling
Warp Co loses s2500 in stock and ma
chinery, insured for $4,000. The Ster-
ling Basket Co. loses $500 on machinery
The factory constituted the sole indus
frlal life of the village. G. II. Palmer.
the principal owner. states that the
company will consider rebuilding at an
early dav